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
Amend heavier soil with compost, manure, or sand to improve drainage.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
At the meeting in March, Jane Oliver asked the council to investigate the health risk of the flies coming from the manure and the irrigation ditch on the edge of the property.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
Hay bales stacked 5 to 6 feet tall now line the property, along with a trench filled with rocks and what appears to be manure.
—Quinn Clark, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
City street cleaners had once picked up horse manure, so wasn’t this their job?
—Rachel Sugar, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
At the meeting in March, Jane Oliver asked the council to investigate the health risk of the flies coming from the manure and the irrigation ditch on the edge of the property.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
Hay bales stacked 5 to 6 feet tall now line the property, along with a trench filled with rocks and what appears to be manure.
—Quinn Clark, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
City street cleaners had once picked up horse manure, so wasn’t this their job?
—Rachel Sugar, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manure
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In general, plants in window boxes need good drainage, high-quality soil, and frequent watering to flourish.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mexico’s government said Saturday that two CIA agents killed in a car crash in Chihuahua were unauthorized to participate in operations on Mexican soil.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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They can be sampled using standardized trapping methods worldwide, since they are easily attracted to dung and carrion, which allows for comparable data across different regions.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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Yes, unfortunately, the ancient Irish did burn cow dung to heat their homes when peat was too expensive or not available.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The highest-scoring, fastest-flying team on the ice this season just can't seem to completely solve the lock-down, muck-up-the-middle approach of the Los Angeles Kings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Popular with airboaters, froggers and fishermen, the swampy muck beneath the water may have acted as a pincushion, essentially swallowing the disabled DC-9 aircraft.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Meat doesn’t contain any fiber, an essential nutrient that keeps stool soft and feeds gut microorganisms.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Infections can only be diagnosed with a laboratory test of a person’s stool, body tissue or fluids.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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The dog-waste donnybrook was similar to another recent clash in Brooklyn that saw a 75-year-old grandmother jumped and beaten for complaining that a dog walker was not cleaning up the pooch’s poop.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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For all of that time, Jimmy Patronis, now a Panhandle congressman, was Florida’s chief financial officer, the man responsible for paying the state’s bills and rooting out waste and fraud.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manure. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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