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
Korean researchers have demonstrated a new method for producing jet fuel by converting landfill gas originating from food waste and manure into liquid fuel.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Treated Straw, Hay and Turfgrass Be selective about offers of free products like community mulches or used livestock bedding and manure from area farms.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
This is a fresh pile of marketing manure.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
No amendments like fertilizer or manure should be added to the hole.
—Larry Figart, Florida Times-Union, 14 Jan. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Treated Straw, Hay and Turfgrass Be selective about offers of free products like community mulches or used livestock bedding and manure from area farms.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
This is a fresh pile of marketing manure.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
No amendments like fertilizer or manure should be added to the hole.
—Larry Figart, Florida Times-Union, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manure
Noun
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Resources found in our soil should benefit the people who live on it, not just the executives who trade it.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Inspect the plant and its soil for signs like yellowing or wilting leaves, smelly soil, dropping leaves, leaf spots, and failure to bloom.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The streets are begrimed by factory smoke, fecund with horse dung and lit by lanterns.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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These rodents left 15 pieces of dung on top of the dishwasher.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s dragging his own name and America’s name in the muck.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Lots of mud, mixed with blood and guts, because what’s Westeros if not a queasy swill of muck and bodily fluids?—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When intake is low, the colon absorbs more water from stool, making bowel movements harder and less frequent.—
Katharine Gammon,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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Insoluble fiber promotes comfortable and regular bowel movements by adding bulk to your stool.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ongoing auditor reports make clear that identifying government waste remains critical.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Previous iterations, which ran in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Indonesia, digitally traced more than 21,000 tons of textile waste and connected over 100 factories and 20 global brands to recycling partners.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manure. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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