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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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Rocks also contribute to soil stability and protect delicate ecosystems.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2025
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June • For camellia, citrus, gardenia, grape and other plants adapted to acidic soil: If leaves are yellowing (chlorotic) between green veins, plants may benefit from foliar or soil application of iron and zinc chelate and mulching.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 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
Noun
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That’s because cow manure doesn’t inherently contain methane.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
13 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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To visualize how little exposure that entails, consider that one gram of poop (picture a quarter teaspoon) from a person with norovirus can include billions of viral particles.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
14 Jan. 2025
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Manure management systems in which the manure is stacked in outdoor mounds and exposed to oxygen — as opposed to the poop lagoon systems used by most commercial dairies — largely avoid releasing methane.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Housekeepers, too, have had to deal with pet excrements.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2025
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In one photo, Kristoff is outside, surrounded by piles of excrement and a plastic doghouse.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Night soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night%20soil. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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