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Recent Examples of night soil
This strategy became necessary after an errant tomato plant sprouted from a visitor's night soil back in the 1960s.
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Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
For millennia, people collected these precious substances—often in the wee hours, giving rise to the term night soil—and used them to grow food.
—Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2021
Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
For millennia, people collected these precious substances—often in the wee hours, giving rise to the term night soil—and used them to grow food.
—Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for night soil
Noun
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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
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Weed treatment can leave behind bare patches of soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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If your soil is very poor, work in some compost or aged manure before planting, and your marigolds should grow just fine.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
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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
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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Cybertrucks have been egged (in this economy!) and smeared with dog poop, and Tesla drivers are regularly taunted by Nazi salutes and signs left on their cars.—
Chandra Steele,
PCMAG,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The rest of the year, aside from the occasional sunbather, the area is mostly used by geese, who often leave the lawn dotted with their excrement.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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Yogi Sahu, a resident near Chynoweth Park who had organized with his neighbors to pressure City Hall to act, recalled RV dwellers dumping human excrement into the trains, hanging underwear on trees, playing loud music and stealing packages.—
Devan Patel,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Night soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night%20soil. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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