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
And for farmers like Giles, who are extremely sensitive, even the fumes from manure, dander, and amniotic fluid can set off reactions.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024
That’s because cow manure doesn’t inherently contain methane.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
And technologies may need to be combined–for example, feed additives and vaccines–as well as integrated with manure management and other ways to reduce climate emissions in livestock operations.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The biofuel, which can also power regular cars after a simple retrofit, is made with manure from Barbados Blackbelly sheep; wastewater from rum production; and sargassum, a seaweed that has been inundating Caribbean shores, causing harm both to the ecosystem and the economy.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024
That’s because cow manure doesn’t inherently contain methane.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
And technologies may need to be combined–for example, feed additives and vaccines–as well as integrated with manure management and other ways to reduce climate emissions in livestock operations.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The biofuel, which can also power regular cars after a simple retrofit, is made with manure from Barbados Blackbelly sheep; wastewater from rum production; and sargassum, a seaweed that has been inundating Caribbean shores, causing harm both to the ecosystem and the economy.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manure
Noun
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These changes allow the growers to improve farm efficiency, soil health and access to premium markets, leading to environmental and economic progress.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Jan. 2025
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That would allow those troops to be used in civilian law enforcement on U.S. soil.—
Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of barefoot pilgrims undertook a parikrama one morning, picking around heaps of cow dung dotting the road.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2025
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With antivenom hard to find in rural areas, some snakebite victims pay traditional healers with a chicken or a small goat to apply herbs, bones and even dung.—
Brian Otieno,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This season, the valley bottom is still soggy with slush and muck—difficult conditions to work in for forester and fourth-generation Idaho local Chad Ramsay.—
Katie Bradish,
Outside Online,
15 Jan. 2025
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Inside mountains like these are crushed up bits of black-shale formations, which form from the organic muck accumulated at the bottom of seas, heated and compressed over time.—
Justin Nobel,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Finding coveted stools often requires careful strategizing, and some dedicated collectors have it down to a science.—
George Etheredge,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the attic, an antique William IV mahogany armchair sits next to an antique English mahogany tray top tripod table stool.—
Troy J. McMullen,
Architectural Digest,
17 Jan. 2025
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Food waste remains a major food system challenge and hindrance to climate progress, and a moral scourge when so many are hungry.—
Danielle Nierenberg,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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And the new administration is seeking ways to root out waste, fraud, abuse and Biden-era policies with a new government efficiency program led by billionaire businessman Elon Musk.—
Kristin Brown,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manure. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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