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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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Growing requirements will vary by species, but most appreciate partial to full shade and rich, moist soil. Bring one of the easiest house plants around to the outdoors.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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The cool climate and unique terroir (chalk soil) where the three main grape varieties are grown (Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Meunier) contribute to the wine’s unique flavors.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The work has included periodically surveying participants — mainly nurses and other health professionals who enrolled to support science — and collecting biological samples such as blood, urine, stool, or toenail clippings.—
David Hilzenrath,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
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His most famous series, Vanitas, is a collection of realistic sculptures either covered in or made of materials like Swarovski crystals—including a skull, a toilet and a noose and stool.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Use homemade or local compost, manures or commercial garden soil to improve sandy soils. 29.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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The region’s dairy farms offer loamy soil, untilled and laden with manure: an annelid’s arcadia.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Another 36 fresh poop pieces ruined the re-inspection the next day.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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Eat more fiber: Most Americans do not eat enough fiber, which can sometimes make sticky poop an even greater issue.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
21 June 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
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“Night soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night%20soil. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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