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Recent Examples of stool
The video begins with a young boy resembling Feldman walking to the center of a stage to sit down on a stool highlighted by a stage light.
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Anna Chan, Billboard, 16 July 2025
Some abnormalities are usually harmless, but others, such as bloody or pencil-thin stools, can be serious.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 30 July 2025
Opt for fun stools, or even a comfy bean bag chair can make for a cozy reading nook.
—Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2025
Be sure to drink plenty of water, too — if fiber doesn’t have any water to bring with it into your digestive tract, that can cause more bloating, gas and constipation due to dry stools, sources said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
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Anna Chan, Billboard, 16 July 2025
Some abnormalities are usually harmless, but others, such as bloody or pencil-thin stools, can be serious.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 30 July 2025
Opt for fun stools, or even a comfy bean bag chair can make for a cozy reading nook.
—Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2025
Be sure to drink plenty of water, too — if fiber doesn’t have any water to bring with it into your digestive tract, that can cause more bloating, gas and constipation due to dry stools, sources said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stool
Noun
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In one episode in season 2, Ozzy snapped about the amount of poop in the house.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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The rodents at this week’s third repeater got on top of a counter, left a piece of poop there and on a board under the counter.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
21 July 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
Noun
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Elephants and other big beasts push over trees, trample vegetation underfoot, eat vast amounts of greenery and transport seeds in their dung, disassembling vegetation while unintentionally planting the beginnings of new habitats.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Access to clean cooking equipment in sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag behind other regions, with four in five people using wood, charcoal, or dung as fuel over open fires or using basic stoves, according to an International Energy Agency report.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Surfactants are molecules with hydrophilic (water-loving) and hydrophobic (water-repelling) ends, which interact with water and soil particles, aiding water infiltration and distribution in soil.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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Yet Tebas’ desire to play games on American soil is exactly the kind of endeavor that makes two-club domination harder to escape.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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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Feed the soil with compost, aged manure or organic mulch.—
Nanette Londeree,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Growers often apply well-aged manure to the soil around plants to enhance their growth.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 July 2025
Noun
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As for the wolves, nearly three-quarters of the wolf scat found in the study area contained DNA from cattle.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Anderson, who was in her school's jazz band, thinks her impromptu scat during one of her auditions is what helped her land the role.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 July 2025
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 19 Aug. 2025.
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