as in dirt
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night
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Noun
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Submerge the greens in a large bowl of water and swish them around with your hands to loosen any dirt or grit on the leaves.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Start by clearing the garage floor and using a broom to get rid of solid dirt and road salt.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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Their young would then hatch from these balls of dung.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Chevron also challenged the costly wetlands restoration project proposed by the parish, which involved removing large amounts of contaminated soil and filling in the swaths fragmented wetlands eroded over the last century.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is set to kick off its fifth season today, in Rabat, Morocco—a historic moment as the league plays its inaugural games on Moroccan soil.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hantavirus can be contracted from exposure to excrement from a mouse species that carries the virus.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The virus is typically transmitted through rodent excrement.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But…how exactly can the same stuff firm up your poop in one situation, and loosen it another?—
Julie Stewart,
SELF,
25 Mar. 2025
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Rodents left about 15 pieces of poop behind reach-in cooler in the food preparation area, three pieces under the dry storage shelf in that area and five on the floor in the employee restroom.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Blige also connected jazz (scat singing, riffing on a phrase, improvising wordless lines), gospel (testifying akin to a preacher delivering a sermon) and hip hop traditions.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Despite recent concerns about an increase in cat consumption, the scientists found feline remnants in only about 4.5 percent of the scat samples.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Droppings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droppings. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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