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Recent Examples of midden
Every man must take part in the work, and even the officers cover the middens and feed the sick.
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Literary Hub, 4 Dec. 2025
Human poop was found in a 30-inch-deep midden inside the Cave of the Dead Children, according to a study published Oct. 22 in the journal.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
To protect their middens, woodrats pile dry leaves at the den entrances.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Also plugging into the idea of tourism as education, marine biologist Cormac McGinley runs leave-no-trace fossil discovery walks and tours of the Burren’s lunar-like landscape, which take in sea caves, ancient middens, and color-popping anemones.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Dec. 2025
Human poop was found in a 30-inch-deep midden inside the Cave of the Dead Children, according to a study published Oct. 22 in the journal.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
To protect their middens, woodrats pile dry leaves at the den entrances.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Also plugging into the idea of tourism as education, marine biologist Cormac McGinley runs leave-no-trace fossil discovery walks and tours of the Burren’s lunar-like landscape, which take in sea caves, ancient middens, and color-popping anemones.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midden
Noun
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With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
31 May 2026
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Strong suction and a rolling brush effectively scoop up dirt, crumbs, and debris from the floors before returning to the base to empty into the 3-liter dustbin.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Like many operations across the country, the farm produces biogas through manure digesters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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The smell of sweet milk hung in the air, mixed with the earthy musk of manure.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Crews are seen pouring water on a massive junkyard fire in Opa-locka on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.—
Marybel Rodriguez,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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About 125 people in apartments east of the junkyard were evacuated.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
Noun
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As late as the 19th century, the most reliable source of usable nitrogen was guano harvested from islands off the coast of Peru, a resource so valuable and rare that nations went to war over it.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Their guano is mined from caves for fertilizer.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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There was one in New York's Hudson River, Massachusetts' Housatonic River, and there's also cleanups in Indiana along their PCB landfills.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Oakland residents may schedule free appointments to bring bulky items directly to the landfill at 2615 Davis Street in San Leandro.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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The team ended up with a jar of elephant dung scent.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
Noun
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When Job, who is on a dunghill, oozing pus, after the death of his entire family, accuses God of needless cruelty, God appears in the form of a whirlwind, chastising Job for expecting something as measly as fairness from the Creator of the Universe.—
Audrey Wollen,
New Yorker,
6 May 2026
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In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill.—
Alex Beam,
BostonGlobe.com,
2 May 2018
Noun
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Approximately 3 roach excrement droppings inside of soap dispenser.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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When your show’s ratings are lower than whale excrement, which Pelley’s were (and continue to be, under a succession of ever more lackluster Ted Baxters and Ron Burgundys).—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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“Midden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midden. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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