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manure

noun

Definition of manurenext
as in soil
solid discharge from farm animals that is used to make soil better for growing plants a bag of cow manure

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Recent Examples of manure During a recent visit by the Tribune, East 100th Street outside Pullman Innovations smelled somewhere between rotten eggs and manure. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 PennEnvironment's report said contamination from sewage overflow, septic systems and manure from farms can carry bacteria into waterways. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Synthetic fertilizers are more likely to cause fertilizer burn than applications of aged manure, compost, or organic fertilizers. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026 Hand weeding, rototilling, regrading to fill low spots, adding soil enhancements (manure) and finally seeding and watering. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manure
  1. soil
  2. dung
  3. muck
  4. stool
  5. waste
Noun
  • The vigils, which drew tens of thousands of people a year, were the only large-scale public commemoration on Chinese soil of the Tiananmen crackdown, discussion of which is heavily censored in mainland China.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In the panicked days after the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, New Yorkers agreed that their city had changed forever.
    — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • In southern India, for example, villagers are allowing – and even paying – herders to use their land in exchange for dung, the natural fertilizer that farmers need to produce higher-value organic crops.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Behind the cookline equipment, the rodent dung shared space with 20 dead roaches.
    — David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of dung
Noun
  • The film could have only benefited from narrowing its scope away from all the government muck, an attempt to flesh out a mythology for its villains that are scarier simply as faceless, mysterious weapons of mass destruction.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The deep muck provides a cap for the shallow aquifer, helping to clean and filter freshwater that supplies drinking water for Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and parts of Palm Beach County.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of muck
Noun
  • Graham was there alright, an old lady pacing around the stage or sitting on a stool.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The cook’s line hand sink was partially blacked by a box of chicken stored on a stool.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of stool
Noun
  • For Jena to come out as this strong of a supporter means that my energy hasn't been a waste.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In six states, Medicare beneficiaries must get preapproval for a few treatments that CMS considers to have little clinical benefit and to be susceptible to fraud or waste, including skin substitutes and knee arthroscopy for arthritis.
    — Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of waste

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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manure. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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