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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
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
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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The collapse was caused by heavy downpours and unstable soil.—
Hanna Park and Robert Shackelford,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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In the deadliest air disaster ever on South Korean soil, a plane belonging to budget airline Jeju Air crashed at the country's Muan airport on Dec. 29, killing all but two of the 181 passengers and crew members on board.—
Lisa Barrington,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lindley Arthur Interiors To decorate this new-construction lake house in Long Cove, Texas, Lindley Arthur Interiors used custom lanterns by Urban Electric, a light blue tiled backsplash, and counter stools by Rove Concepts.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
30 Jan. 2025
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Beta-glucan blocks cholesterol absorption in the digestive tract, increasing the amount of cholesterol your body releases through stool.—
Jillian Kubala, RD,
Health,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But some of the manure would land on her mother’s property — even onto the exterior of the house.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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Many use manures applied to the surface of the soil every other month through early fall.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Related article Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth Jagt said the cluster contains at least two species of lily combined in a round lump, which is likely the indigestible parts of the lilies that were regurgitated by an animal that ate the plants.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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Your poop might vary in shade from off-white to grey.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Health,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some could have come from wild bird excrement that enters storm drains, for example.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Catch up quick: For years, the city struggled against a tide of crow excrement.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Night soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night%20soil. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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