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Recent Examples of night soil
This strategy became necessary after an errant tomato plant sprouted from a visitor's night soil back in the 1960s.
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Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
The night soil temperatures are not ideal to put them out yet.
—oregonlive, 1 May 2021
For millennia, people collected these precious substances—often in the wee hours, giving rise to the term night soil—and used them to grow food.
—Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2021
Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
The night soil temperatures are not ideal to put them out yet.
—oregonlive, 1 May 2021
For millennia, people collected these precious substances—often in the wee hours, giving rise to the term night soil—and used them to grow food.
—Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for night soil
Noun
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Rather than replicating French haute cuisine, chefs like Claus Meyer and René Redzepi (of Noma fame) called for a culinary identity rooted in Nordic soil, climate and heritage.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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For many fans from Iran, this tournament could be a rare chance to watch their team play on American soil—an opportunity made even more meaningful by decades of political estrangement.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Severe infections can also include aches, headaches, elevated fever, lethargy, rashes, and blood in the urine or stool.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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And all of the restaurant’s doors, chairs, tables, benches and stools are crafted from natural woods.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Will Ladd keep the cattle (and manure and flies) out of the South Big South until after the wedding?—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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But the dispute isn’t over, since the decision didn’t address whether large manure pits are allowed in town.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 May 2025
Noun
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One researcher said his studies identified about 100,000 fecal (poop) bacteria per cup of bathwater.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 June 2025
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Winning a golf tournament for $4 million and your wife handing you a baby with a poop stain square in the middle of his back is peak dad life.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
Noun
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At the same time, harvested switchgrass is being adopted as a booster in novel processes to turn chicken litter — excrement and bedding left as byproducts of poultry production — into biofuel.—
Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Hantavirus can be contracted from exposure to excrement from a mouse species that carries the virus.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Night soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night%20soil. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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