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
On Inauguration Day, Hogan rescinded regulations pertaining to how much animal manure can be spread onto crop fields as fertilizer — a notorious source of water pollution on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where Allman and his colleagues investigated Mountaire chicken operations.
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 31 Mar. 2025
The organic waste is then trucked to a dairy farm, where it’s mixed with cow manure and processed into renewable natural gas.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Mar. 2025
Homeowners in the northwestern section of Somers are planning a large turnout at a hearing Tuesday night on whether an Ellington dairy should be allowed to dump large quantities of cow manure into a holding area near their houses.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
Cooper advises enriching the soil with organic matter, like compost or aged manure, to get the right balance of nutrients, including nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 31 Mar. 2025
The organic waste is then trucked to a dairy farm, where it’s mixed with cow manure and processed into renewable natural gas.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Mar. 2025
Homeowners in the northwestern section of Somers are planning a large turnout at a hearing Tuesday night on whether an Ellington dairy should be allowed to dump large quantities of cow manure into a holding area near their houses.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
Cooper advises enriching the soil with organic matter, like compost or aged manure, to get the right balance of nutrients, including nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manure
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Not just because passenger planes capable of breaking the sound barrier are in development — for the first time ever, they could be allowed to do it over American soil.—
Edward Russell,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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These houses had three types: homes with steps along the wall or that form a passageway, homes built into two levels with higher places with scorched soil for cooking areas and lower spaces for living, and flat-bottomed homes used as living spaces.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Ndebele art involves geometric motifs painted on the walls of houses using dung, limestone, red clays, soot, ash, and other natural pigments.—
Percy Zvomuya,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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But be careful not to hit any of the rodents or the rodent dung.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Given her past record of almost never getting into the muck of rumors around her personal life, the latter speculations make better sense.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Justin has been dragged into the muck since March 2024, when he was briefly detained at his father’s L.A. mansion the day of the feds’ raid (the rap star’s Star Island mansion got hit up by Homeland Security, too).—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Both support digestion, but insoluble fiber especially helps bulk stool and prevent constipation.12 Whole grains, wheat bran, and vegetables are good sources of insoluble fiber.3 People who don’t eat enough fiber may experience occasional constipation.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
29 May 2025
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Fishermen sit on the harbor on stools, trimming ropes with knives; nets are draped over crates like tulle veils spilling onto the ground.—
Lily Radziemski,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Her 12-day flight included crossing the rugged Ural Mountains and desolate Siberian wastes, while navigating with only a map and compass.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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Andrus worked to block federal efforts to store nuclear waste in Idaho, while Church helped to establish recreation areas in Hells Canyon, the Sawtooth Wilderness and others, seeking compromise between private and public groups who wanted to use the space.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 June 2025
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manure. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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