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Recent Examples of midden
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.
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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
In East Chisenbury, sheep dominated the feast, and while the midden contained hundreds of thousands of animals, research showed they were, in contrast, locally sourced.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 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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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
In East Chisenbury, sheep dominated the feast, and while the midden contained hundreds of thousands of animals, research showed they were, in contrast, locally sourced.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 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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The auto clean process includes cleaning not only the dustbin, but also the brush, tube, and the HEPA filter.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
23 Dec. 2025
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And does a particular level of disuse have to be reached for a word to be dropped into the lexical dustbin?—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The smell of dirt, hay and horse manure permeated the building.—
Chris Torres,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tetanus bacteria live in soil and manure.—
Mustafa Fattah,
NBC news,
24 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The car had been in France, spending an extended amount of time in a junkyard and on top of a mall.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Decades ago, rangers and local volunteers transformed this area—once a junkyard—into a healthy 70-acre marsh with beavers, otters, turtles, and numerous avian species.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In the 19th century, guano miners razed the place, removing most of the topsoil and leaving behind barren rock.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Guano Point viewpoint is named for miners who tried to remove nitrogen-rich bat guano from a nearby cave discovered in 1930.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Archival added that rescue efforts had been hampered by the fact that any sparks created by digging machinery could ignite methane gas emitted by the landfill, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the landfill site dozens of rescuers scrambled overnight in search of people trapped.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These rodents left 15 pieces of dung on top of the dishwasher.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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That fascination has led to more recent, post-retirement explorations into the role that the lowly dung and the lofty condor play in maintaining environmental health and balance.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
23 Nov. 2025
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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The disposal of human excrement is not a new issue.—
NPR,
NPR,
19 Nov. 2025
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There are some large, black ravens, two nesting macaws shielded from view, and four pairs of African greys in cages, their floors coated with excrement.—
Rene Ebersole,
Rolling Stone,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Midden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midden. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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