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Recent Examples of night soil
This strategy became necessary after an errant tomato plant sprouted from a visitor's night soil back in the 1960s.
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Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
The night soil temperatures are not ideal to put them out yet.
—oregonlive, 1 May 2021
For millennia, people collected these precious substances—often in the wee hours, giving rise to the term night soil—and used them to grow food.
—Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2021
Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
The night soil temperatures are not ideal to put them out yet.
—oregonlive, 1 May 2021
For millennia, people collected these precious substances—often in the wee hours, giving rise to the term night soil—and used them to grow food.
—Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for night soil
Noun
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Compost is an all-purpose, slow-release soil amendment that provides a wide range of nutrients to plants while improving the health and structure of the soil.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
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The book deftly expresses both grief for all of the violence perpetrated on American soil and a profound love for all of the beings that inhabit this continent.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Some abnormalities are usually harmless, but others, such as bloody or pencil-thin stools, can be serious.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
30 July 2025
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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
Noun
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The caveat is that manure often has a high nitrogen and salt content that potentially burns plants and causes other issues.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
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The contamination can occur because of sewage, manure or storm runoff.—
Shreya Srinivasan,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
Noun
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This type of fiber helps draw water into poop, keeping it soft and easy to pass.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
28 July 2025
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Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) peeked into the poop diaries of 1,400 healthy adults to see how bowel movement frequency (BMF) affects their molecular phenotypes, in a pre-disease context.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
19 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
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“Night soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night%20soil. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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