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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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The trigger for the entertainment ban was a South Korean decision to allow the United States to deploy an anti-missile system on its soil.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Keep in mind that weeds have evolved some very strong strategies to thrive in disturbed soil, despite farmers’ exhaustive efforts to control them.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Viktoria Koskenoja, an emergency medicine physician, knocked on the door then greeted her warmly, pulling up a stool across from her.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2026
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At 2121 Shamrock Drive, generations of Charlotte diners have pulled up a stool — and now, a new chapter begins.—
Evan Moore
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The challenge is that manure is already extremely nutrient-dense—often providing far more nitrogen and phosphorus than even a productive garden requires.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Dani Replogle, a staff attorney for Food and Water Watch, a nonprofit for sustainable food and clean water, said factory farm operators try to plan manure and fertilizer applications when precipitation is unlikely.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bird poop scraped off a man’s car appeared on a drug test as cocaine.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Eight poop pieces were on a dry storage shelf.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When the snow finally melted, the excrement of a city was left behind.—
TIM CRAIG THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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About 10 or more pieces of roach excrement were on shelves behind the steam table.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Night soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night%20soil. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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