as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets
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Recent Examples of excrement
The zoo works with a third-party company to dispose of all excrement, transforming it into compost.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Some could have come from wild bird excrement that enters storm drains, for example.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Catch up quick: For years, the city struggled against a tide of crow excrement.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Housekeepers, too, have had to deal with pet excrements.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Some could have come from wild bird excrement that enters storm drains, for example.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Catch up quick: For years, the city struggled against a tide of crow excrement.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Housekeepers, too, have had to deal with pet excrements.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrement
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Actions mattered more than words, and Nuwan’s were as repugnant as elephant dung.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Here’s some of what the inspector found: About nine pieces of rodent dung in the lobby behind the drink station counter.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a key Kremlin ally who allowed Russia to launch its invasion of Ukraine partially from Belarusian soil, is also in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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That would be decided later based on studies of possible locations, soil conditions, traffic, environmental constraints and other issues.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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The lingering fumes of attention and magical aura somehow still surround the oddball Rodgers like the cloud of dirt around Pig-Pen in the Peanuts comic strip.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Megan’s body was found on a narrow dirt path on March 15, 2003, in Wallkill, New York.—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Excrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrement. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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