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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There is no federal safety standard for hydrogen sulfide except for workers at sites where the risk is extreme, such as wastewater treatment plants or manure pits.
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Amend heavier soil with compost, manure, or sand to improve drainage.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
At the meeting in March, Jane Oliver asked the council to investigate the health risk of the flies coming from the manure and the irrigation ditch on the edge of the property.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
Hay bales stacked 5 to 6 feet tall now line the property, along with a trench filled with rocks and what appears to be manure.
—Quinn Clark, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Amend heavier soil with compost, manure, or sand to improve drainage.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
At the meeting in March, Jane Oliver asked the council to investigate the health risk of the flies coming from the manure and the irrigation ditch on the edge of the property.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
Hay bales stacked 5 to 6 feet tall now line the property, along with a trench filled with rocks and what appears to be manure.
—Quinn Clark, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manure
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Investigators ended a search for Kristin Smart’s body at the home of her killer’s mother on Saturday without recovering a body, a day after Sheriff Ian Parkinson said soil testing detected the presence of human remains.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Native to Texas and adjacent areas of Mexico, plants rarely require supplemental irrigation and thrive in poor soils including sand, clay, and rocky sites.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Release of dung increases soil organic carbon and helps build soil structure that improves water filtration and soil aeration.—
Paige Stein,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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They can be sampled using standardized trapping methods worldwide, since they are easily attracted to dung and carrion, which allows for comparable data across different regions.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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But during World War II, about 20,000 acres of Lake Apopka’s north shore were drained and converted into muck farms to grow vegetables needed to feed troops for a nation at war with Axis forces in Europe, Africa and the Pacific.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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On the path of committing to the bit, Hathaway and her film diverge in terms of quality; the movie is awe-inspiringly ill-begotten, but its leading lady deserves a medal for finding something juicy amid the muck.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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This has been shown to improve IBS symptoms such as gassiness, stool pressure, and diarrhea for people with IBS-D, or IBS with diarrhea as the main symptom.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
5 May 2026
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Down her leg, under her favorite nightgown, came loose stool, clumps of it falling across the carpet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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The city’s cost-of-service study said collecting the three different categories of waste — solid, recyclable and organic — would cost up to $148 million this year, up from $83 million last year.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The team also found that alcohols generated directly from plastic waste delivered yields above 80 percent.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manure. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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