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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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All three fixtures are away, which provides an element of respite and protection for Hurzeler from the seething discontent on home soil.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Cover with soil and keep moist.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are risks to transplanting another person’s stool, including a small but real chance of transferring harmful pathogens.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The most common symptoms of colorectal cancer include persistent changes in bowel habits, unfinished bowel habits, rectal bleeding or blood in stool, abdominal pain or discomfort, unexplained weight loss and fatigue.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Treated Straw, Hay and Turfgrass Be selective about offers of free products like community mulches or used livestock bedding and manure from area farms.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
1 Feb. 2026
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This is a fresh pile of marketing manure.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Laugh at William Shatner's poop jokes — about his own name!—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Several people stepped in the poop and tracked it on the driveway and in my garage.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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By examining the whales' excrement, the scientists who work with Eba can try to identify ways for the orcas to rebound.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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The disposal of human excrement is not a new issue.—
NPR,
NPR,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Night soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night%20soil. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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