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
Microorganisms in cow manure digest organic matter, releasing biogas – a mix of methane and carbon dioxide.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Mar. 2025
Examples of organic lawn fertilizers include cottonseed meal, seaweed, bone meal, blood meal, and various animal manures.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Consider tilling compost or composted manure into the planting bed.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
The composting bin contains some 250,000 red wiggler worms that feast on the manure of the animals and poultry that live on the farm, and decompose plant detritus, coffee grounds, and table scraps as well.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Mar. 2025
Examples of organic lawn fertilizers include cottonseed meal, seaweed, bone meal, blood meal, and various animal manures.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Consider tilling compost or composted manure into the planting bed.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
The composting bin contains some 250,000 red wiggler worms that feast on the manure of the animals and poultry that live on the farm, and decompose plant detritus, coffee grounds, and table scraps as well.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manure
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In Soggy Soil Slow-draining soil presents a host of problems for tomato plants.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
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Weed treatment can leave behind bare patches of soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 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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Ancient Egyptians saw some scarabs as representations of new life because the insects are known for rolling balls of dung and then laying their eggs in them, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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The war settled into a brutal battle of attrition with limited movement along a frontline stretching for 600 miles through muck of eastern Ukraine.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Clippers’ success lately isn’t just stemming from them making games ugly with their defense and slogging through the muck.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Constipation is a digestive symptom that makes passing your stool difficult or painful.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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The stool started as a bench, changing in scale and shape as Mr. Béhar’s and Zanat’s artisans worked together.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Currently, 81 green vehicles handle recycling collection—accounting for 87.5% of total waste.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Trump has drawn some ire from veterans after hundreds of former service members have been fired from their Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) posts as part of Trump's effort to downsize the government and reduce waste.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manure. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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