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
However, that could change with the effective deployment of dairy digesters – essentially, manure ponds that have been sealed with air-tight membranes that prevent any gas from escaping.
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Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2025
Synthetic fertilizers are more likely to cause fertilizer burn than applications of aged manure, compost, or organic fertilizers.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
Redefining biomass and feedstock: The state wants to look at new definitions for biomass and feedstock to clear up confusion on what can be used in anaerobic digesters used for recycling items like manure and food waste.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
The Senate version would allow county commissioners, zoning appeals boards, township trustees and municipal councils to decide where these tanks that break down waste, manure and other organic matter.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2025
Synthetic fertilizers are more likely to cause fertilizer burn than applications of aged manure, compost, or organic fertilizers.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
Redefining biomass and feedstock: The state wants to look at new definitions for biomass and feedstock to clear up confusion on what can be used in anaerobic digesters used for recycling items like manure and food waste.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
The Senate version would allow county commissioners, zoning appeals boards, township trustees and municipal councils to decide where these tanks that break down waste, manure and other organic matter.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manure
Noun
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Compost is an all-purpose, slow-release soil amendment that provides a wide range of nutrients to plants while improving the health and structure of the soil.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
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The book deftly expresses both grief for all of the violence perpetrated on American soil and a profound love for all of the beings that inhabit this continent.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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Access to clean cooking equipment in sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag behind other regions, with four in five people using wood, charcoal, or dung as fuel over open fires or using basic stoves, according to an International Energy Agency report.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
23 July 2025
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When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.—
Huntley Woods,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Dredging would have removed about four to five feet of muck and other material from the floor of the lake, increasing its depth to 12 feet in some places.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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And years of exposure to heat, chemicals, and environmental muck can also strip away some of your hair’s natural gloss, leaving it looking duller, Dr. Lo Sicco notes.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
9 July 2025
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Hours in the studio: sitting on a stool, staring at the drawer of unwilling brushes and oils, not touching a single one.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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But no instance could match Wednesday’s, when Plouffe went from his perch in the booth to a stool positioned just beyond the third-base dugout to take over as a ball boy.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Though a high protein intake increases the production of nitrogenous waste, which the kidneys filter, this isn’t harmful in healthy people.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
24 July 2025
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Radioactive waste from a New York Manhattan Project site will be shipped to Texas instead of Wayne County, according to officials.—
Sophia Valchine,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manure. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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