as in soil
solid discharge from farm animals that is used to make soil better for growing plants
a bag of cow manure
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Recent Examples of manure
Examples of organic lawn fertilizers include cottonseed meal, seaweed, bone meal, blood meal, and various animal manures.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Consider tilling compost or composted manure into the planting bed.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
The composting bin contains some 250,000 red wiggler worms that feast on the manure of the animals and poultry that live on the farm, and decompose plant detritus, coffee grounds, and table scraps as well.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
The smell of manure was almost tactile.
—Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Consider tilling compost or composted manure into the planting bed.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
The composting bin contains some 250,000 red wiggler worms that feast on the manure of the animals and poultry that live on the farm, and decompose plant detritus, coffee grounds, and table scraps as well.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
The smell of manure was almost tactile.
—Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manure
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Teams will eventually undertake soil studies and drone-based, multispectral ground sensing to measure potential improvements to soil quality and carbon capture capacity on farmland that uses these techniques.—
Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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To minimize outdoor pollution during poor air quality, officials urged people to carpool; telecommute; reduce trips or take public transportation; slow down when driving on dirt roads; and stabilize loose soils.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Ancient Egyptians also revered dung beetles because the rolling of the dung balls reminded them of the sun god rolling the sun across the sky, according to the Israel Museum.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Living in the wood economy means relying on wood, dung, and other basic bioenergy.—
Ted Nordhaus,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Aug. 2016
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The war settled into a brutal battle of attrition with limited movement along a frontline stretching for 600 miles through muck of eastern Ukraine.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Clippers’ success lately isn’t just stemming from them making games ugly with their defense and slogging through the muck.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Their inflammatory markers were monitored through blood, urine, and stool samples, and colon polyps were examined through high-definition colonoscopies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Relieve constipation: Certain magnesium and phosphorus supplements can help relieve constipation by bringing water to your intestines and softening stool (poop).—
Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH,
Health,
22 Apr. 2025
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The International Renewable Energy Agency estimates that the cumulative waste from photovoltaics will reach 4 million tons globally in 2030, and almost 50 million tons in 2040.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Rare earth mining’s role in the green energy transition For its part, MP Minerals touts its sustainability measures, like water recycling and secure waste storage, and points out that the mine meets stringent California environmental regulations.—
Stephanie Hanes,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manure. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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