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Also plugging into the idea of tourism as education, marine biologist Cormac McGinley runs leave-no-trace fossil discovery walks and tours of the Burren’s lunar-like landscape, which take in sea caves, ancient middens, and color-popping anemones.
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Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2024
Although the bones of fish, cattle, sheep and pig were pulled out of the middens (halos of garbage dumped from the huts above), there was no evidence of human casualties.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The land has been largely untouched for centuries — the Mocama and the Guale tribes had a presence on neighboring St. Simons Island, and while there is little information about Indigenous groups on Little St. Simons, shell middens suggest there was travel between the two.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
The restroom is around the corner, reached by walking past the mosquito-breeding experiment that is a midden of old tires.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
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Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2024
Although the bones of fish, cattle, sheep and pig were pulled out of the middens (halos of garbage dumped from the huts above), there was no evidence of human casualties.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The land has been largely untouched for centuries — the Mocama and the Guale tribes had a presence on neighboring St. Simons Island, and while there is little information about Indigenous groups on Little St. Simons, shell middens suggest there was travel between the two.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
The restroom is around the corner, reached by walking past the mosquito-breeding experiment that is a midden of old tires.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midden
Noun
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However, thanks to the self-emptying feature, our tester didn’t have to dump the dustbin.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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When docked, the clean station automatically empties the vacuum’s dustbin.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Feed the soil with compost, aged manure or organic mulch.—
Nanette Londeree,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Growers often apply well-aged manure to the soil around plants to enhance their growth.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 July 2025
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In 2024, nearly half of Sonoma County’s drone flights involved non-cannabis violations, including construction without a permit, junkyard conditions and zoning violations, according to data included in the complaint.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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But Clippers point guard James Harden neglected to box out Gordon, Denver’s consummate junkyard dog of a power forward who had accepted Harden’s invite to throw hands earlier in the game.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2025
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In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to flourish in an otherwise inhospitable place.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The team is also working on restoring the habitat across the island, which was stripped of all its vegetation during its time as an erstwhile guano mining spot.—
Tim Chester,
AFAR Media,
17 Apr. 2025
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Claridge, who has the chronic lung condition COPD, can tell when the landfill is on fire.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Most saw noticeable gains in textile donations compared to control sites; what ACT UK said demonstrates potential to divert NRT from landfill—and incineration.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Elephants and other big beasts push over trees, trample vegetation underfoot, eat vast amounts of greenery and transport seeds in their dung, disassembling vegetation while unintentionally planting the beginnings of new habitats.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 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
Noun
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As The Athletic wanders around the Queen Elizabeth II Stand, the glances made are like towards excrement on a shoe.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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In fact, some seventeenth-century writers even used the word excrement to describe human hair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Surfactants are molecules with hydrophilic (water-loving) and hydrophobic (water-repelling) ends, which interact with water and soil particles, aiding water infiltration and distribution in soil.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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Yet Tebas’ desire to play games on American soil is exactly the kind of endeavor that makes two-club domination harder to escape.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Midden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midden. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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