midden

noun

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Recent Examples of midden Although the bones of fish, cattle, sheep and pig were pulled out of the middens (halos of garbage dumped from the huts above), there was no evidence of human casualties. — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024 The land has been largely untouched for centuries — the Mocama and the Guale tribes had a presence on neighboring St. Simons Island, and while there is little information about Indigenous groups on Little St. Simons, shell middens suggest there was travel between the two. — Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023 The restroom is around the corner, reached by walking past the mosquito-breeding experiment that is a midden of old tires. — John Kelly, Washington Post, 26 July 2023 Additional evidence, like shell middens that bore evidence of having been eroded by strong currents, hinted at a potential paleotsunami. — Nathaniel Scharping, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for midden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midden
  1. dustbin
  2. manure
  3. junkyard
  4. guano
  5. landfill
  6. dung
  7. excrement
  8. soil
Noun
  • According to the brand, the dustbin can hold up to 60 days’ worth of debris.
    — Clara McMahon, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Our reviewer loved the fact that this station doesn't just automatically empty the dustbin, but also washes and dries the mops, and refills the water tank.
    — Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of dustbin
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of manure
Noun
  • In the video, Wheeler sings to his daughter, who was born around the time of the car crash, from a car junkyard.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The team tracked the call to a junkyard, and Maggie and Scola were able to pull Analis from a trunk before the car was crunched in a compactor.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of junkyard
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  • Over centuries, bacteria broke down ammonia in guano, converting it into nitrates that accumulated in cave soil.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The bats live above the gym bleachers in a small utility closet, where the floor is covered in guano.
    — Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of guano
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  • Meanwhile, in Europe, many sports organizations have long made zero waste the standard, diverting 100% of waste from landfill through a combination of reduction, recycling, composting, food recovery, energy-from-waste, and rainwater and groundwater recovery.
    — Claire Poole, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • To date, the site has produced 200 tons of biochar, diverting 800 tons of waste from landfill, said company founder Abdulaziz bin Redha.
    — Tom Page, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of landfill
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  • Ancient Egyptians saw some scarabs as representations of new life because the insects are known for rolling balls of dung and then laying their eggs in them, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
  • To anyone sane who respects basic American norms and traditions, these firms are doing their job — and the abuse of executive power to treat them roughly as one might a terrorist organization is to cast the rule of law into a dung heap.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of dung
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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
  • 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
Definition of excrement
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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
  • 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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