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Recent Examples of stool
Add a Bath Tray or Stool A wooden bath caddy or small stool beside the tub creates a dedicated spot for candles, books or bath products.
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Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Also among the works in the show is a 1964 version of Roue de bicyclette (Bicycle Wheel), his 1913 readymade composed of a bicycle wheel planted in a wooden stool.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
His destination is a busy urban street corner to station himself on a stool with a large pad of paper and pen.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Pasricha says there's no need to abandon the comfort of a modern toilet - instead put a stool or a pair of yoga blocks under your feet to raise your knees higher than your hips.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
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Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Also among the works in the show is a 1964 version of Roue de bicyclette (Bicycle Wheel), his 1913 readymade composed of a bicycle wheel planted in a wooden stool.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
His destination is a busy urban street corner to station himself on a stool with a large pad of paper and pen.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Pasricha says there's no need to abandon the comfort of a modern toilet - instead put a stool or a pair of yoga blocks under your feet to raise your knees higher than your hips.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stool
Noun
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The roaches crawling in a drawer with clean utensils and rodent poop on a counter didn’t help.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Balloon Saloon in Tribeca has the best gag gifts and the biggest fake poops in town.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 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
Noun
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They can be sampled using standardized trapping methods worldwide, since they are easily attracted to dung and carrion, which allows for comparable data across different regions.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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Yes, unfortunately, the ancient Irish did burn cow dung to heat their homes when peat was too expensive or not available.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Use Good Quality Containers and Soil Believe it or not, the best soil and container material can set your tomatoes up for the most success, even when planted in the smallest containers.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
19 Apr. 2026
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Researchers hope the tubes of Martian rock, soil and sediment can eventually be brought back to Earth for study.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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The night soil temperatures are not ideal to put them out yet.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
1 May 2021
Noun
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City street cleaners had once picked up horse manure, so wasn’t this their job?—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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Tilling is sometimes necessary, such as when incorporating compost or manure, but limiting the frequency and intensity can help maintain soil structure.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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More recent research out of Quebec attempted to identify which mushrooms deer ate by examining their scat.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
25 Mar. 2026
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For the last decade, wildlife biologists have been using remote cameras and scat surveys to track the movements of the fox in the southern Sierra.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The script was based on the 1979 French play and subsequent 1982 film Le père Noël est une ordure (Santa Claus Is a Stinker).—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 Dec. 2024
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On the face of it, packing the ordure of millions into open-air mounds is a terrible approach to a more livable planet, particularly in a part of the world where scavengers don’t comb through them for every salable scrap.—
Curbed,
Curbed,
12 Aug. 2022
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“Stool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stool. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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