midden

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Recent Examples of midden Although the bones of fish, cattle, sheep and pig were pulled out of the middens (halos of garbage dumped from the huts above), there was no evidence of human casualties. Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024 The land has been largely untouched for centuries — the Mocama and the Guale tribes had a presence on neighboring St. Simons Island, and while there is little information about Indigenous groups on Little St. Simons, shell middens suggest there was travel between the two. Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023 The restroom is around the corner, reached by walking past the mosquito-breeding experiment that is a midden of old tires. John Kelly, Washington Post, 26 July 2023 Faith, Chase and Quick sampled middens near Boomplaas Cave last September and received the first radiocarbon dates from the samples earlier this year. Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for midden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midden
Noun
  • Its five-layer filtration system can trap up to 99.99 percent of germs and allergens for more efficiency, and its HEPA filter, dustbin, and roller brush are all removable and washable.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • To which some will reply that Tether and bitcoin are poised to throw the dollar into history’s proverbial dustbin.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Microorganisms in cow manure digest organic matter, releasing biogas – a mix of methane and carbon dioxide.
    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
Noun
  • Joe adds that Christopher was always going to die in the end (although a quick moment in a junkyard seems to imply that Christopher's consciousness in the Cosmo bot somehow survived).
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • At Melancholy, one of Salt Lake City's newest wine bars, patrons can enjoy their sips surrounded by antiques and junkyard discoveries that tell their own stories.
    Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to flourish in an otherwise inhospitable place.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The bats live above the gym bleachers in a small utility closet, where the floor is covered in guano.
    Emily Schwing, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Materials banned from Fort Worth landfills Hazardous household chemicals and construction debris are mainly what Fort Worth residents cannot throw away.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Either way, your old shoes are likely to end up in a landfill.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But be careful not to hit any of the rodents or the rodent dung.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill.
    Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • Its most abiding image involved a young woman lying on a dunghill and working herself to orgasm with the aid of a disembodied hand.
    The Economist, The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
Noun
  • The virus is typically transmitted through rodent excrement.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Bedbug excrement appears as black spots on bedding or furniture.
    Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Midden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midden. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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