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Recent Examples of midden
Every man must take part in the work, and even the officers cover the middens and feed the sick.
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Literary Hub, 4 Dec. 2025
Human poop was found in a 30-inch-deep midden inside the Cave of the Dead Children, according to a study published Oct. 22 in the journal.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Known to be pack rats, Allegheny woodrats will store large piles of food, called middens, in their dens.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
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.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Dec. 2025
Human poop was found in a 30-inch-deep midden inside the Cave of the Dead Children, according to a study published Oct. 22 in the journal.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Known to be pack rats, Allegheny woodrats will store large piles of food, called middens, in their dens.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
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.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midden
Noun
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And CDs are in the dustbin of history.—
Marc Silver,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Shark Stratos is designed for true hands free maintenance, featuring a NeverTouch Base that handles everything from emptying the dustbin to washing and drying the mop pads.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The primary sources of nitrates in groundwater are from livestock manure and other nitrogen-rich fertilizers placed on crops by farmers and ranchers, experts said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Biochar is usually made from wood, but it can also be created by burning plant debris, livestock bedding, manure, and other natural items.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s that churro bread pudding, the one with a junkyard origin story that breaks down the churros and then reforms them into a dense and perfect block as powerful as an Avengers movie prop.—
Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Darwin is an octopus who’s minding his own business when he’s suddenly ripped out of the ocean and thrown into a junkyard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Other common organic components include bat guano, earthworm castings, bone meal and seaweed meal.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Now new research published February 11 in PLOS One offers evidence that a Peruvian civilization thriving before the rise of the Inca Empire in the early 1400s was applying guano from those islands to its maize crops by at least 1250.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The production composted food waste, did not use plastic water bottles and other single-use items, recycled pieces of set for local schools or families instead of sending them to landfill, and ran a can-recycling program.—
MIchelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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The site also had storage facilities, powerhouses, landfills, burning grounds and waste treatment facilities.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Yes, unfortunately, the ancient Irish did burn cow dung to heat their homes when peat was too expensive or not available.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill.—
Alex Beam,
BostonGlobe.com,
2 May 2018
Noun
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And the valuable matter, in this case, the pure human feces and urine, had hardened over time, preserving the ancient excrement.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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When the snow finally melted, the excrement of a city was left behind.—
TIM CRAIG THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Midden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midden. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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