night soil

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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. 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
  • Fertilize only if a soil test detects any nutrient deficiency that needs fixing.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Last October, at an annual NFL fan forum in London, Goodell was asked about the possibility of deciding a championship on foreign soil.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Mayo Clinic said the best way to prevent hemorrhoids is to eat high-fiber foods or take fiber supplements to soften stool, drink plenty of fluids and avoid long periods of pushing or straining.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Certain probiotics also stimulate intestinal muscles to contract more effectively, which can move stool in your colon.
    Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One day, his dad, Brian (Palin), shares an old recipe involving rainwater, horse manure and alchemy to create Homunculi – magical prophesying spirits that can predict the future.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Animal manure is typically kept on site, which plays a significant role in air quality, according to the study.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Only one of us has other people pick up his poop in a bag.
    Bruce Headlam, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The inspector counted about 53 pieces of rodent poop, including 20 in the kitchen under a storage rack and 15 in a storage area under the ice bin and storage shelves and another 15 under a flip-top cooler.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Like similar toilets, the bowl area is lined with a bag-like film that catches excrement and urine.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Evidence of damage includes chewed, cut or missing leaves; yellowing or brown leaves; white webbing and green-black excrement on or around the plant, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Night soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night%20soil. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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