manure

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Recent Examples of manure They were followed a few minutes later by a platoon of soldiers wearing Union Army uniforms, joined by cavalry and a covered wagon, and trailed by a soldier wielding a shovel for scooping up manure. Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 He was accused of operating an unlicensed hog farm on his property and disposing hog manure in nearby lagoons. Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025 Regulation possible moving forward While horseback riding companies and scientists may not agree on how harmful horse manure is, both sides see a possibility for compromise on regulation. Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025 After a report on a meeting of Bath County supervisors, in 2017, someone dumped manure in front of the local station’s porch, twice. Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for manure
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Noun
  • Fertilize only if a soil test detects any nutrient deficiency that needs fixing.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Last October, at an annual NFL fan forum in London, Goodell was asked about the possibility of deciding a championship on foreign soil.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And like the wildebeest, bison dung packs a nutritional punch when deposited across the landscape.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Decades before Colorado’s best singers, dancers and actors graced the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in downtown Denver, workers pushed brooms across the stage to clean up elephant dung, rodeo sawdust, and blood spatters from boxing matches.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • When work is happening, enough sediment is stirred up that water can run discolored for about 24 hours after the process has been completed until the muck all settles out.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
  • McMillan looks like a future star Lost in the muck of the overall offensive performance against the Cardinals was McMillan.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Mayo Clinic said the best way to prevent hemorrhoids is to eat high-fiber foods or take fiber supplements to soften stool, drink plenty of fluids and avoid long periods of pushing or straining.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Certain probiotics also stimulate intestinal muscles to contract more effectively, which can move stool in your colon.
    Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The creators claim that the R2's three-stage auto-washing system can handle the toughest stains and debris, cleaning up to 400 sq ft (around 37 sq m) of carpet per hour while recycling dirty water to reduce waste.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
  • An innovation out of Loughborough University could change how biodiesel producers think about waste.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manure. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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