as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
polite people do not discuss ordure in public
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Recent Examples of ordure
On the face of it, packing the ordure of millions into open-air mounds is a terrible approach to a more livable planet, particularly in a part of the world where scavengers don’t comb through them for every salable scrap.
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Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
Even a seemingly natural savannah, the African grasslands in the Mara-Serengeti, has benefited from the healing powers of animal ordure, produced by the livestock of human herders thousands of years ago.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2018
My group first watched a video, which explained that the plant’s effluent would be released into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, a thirty-mile-long waterway built in the late nineteenth century to rid the city of its ordure.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022
Poking at the ordure with a stick, Cipollone pointed out the beech mast and berries on which the bear had fed.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
President Nicolás Manuro: Creating ordure out of chaos.
—Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2019
In gardens, the scent of frangipani carries on the damp breeze; in cities, that unmistakably Indian blend of ordure, asphalt and spice.
—The Economist, 27 June 2019
At the bottom of the tube sat a half-inch of what looked like frozen mud, but was, in fact, orca ordure.
—Kate Brooks, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017
Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
Even a seemingly natural savannah, the African grasslands in the Mara-Serengeti, has benefited from the healing powers of animal ordure, produced by the livestock of human herders thousands of years ago.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2018
My group first watched a video, which explained that the plant’s effluent would be released into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, a thirty-mile-long waterway built in the late nineteenth century to rid the city of its ordure.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022
Poking at the ordure with a stick, Cipollone pointed out the beech mast and berries on which the bear had fed.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
President Nicolás Manuro: Creating ordure out of chaos.
—Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2019
In gardens, the scent of frangipani carries on the damp breeze; in cities, that unmistakably Indian blend of ordure, asphalt and spice.
—The Economist, 27 June 2019
At the bottom of the tube sat a half-inch of what looked like frozen mud, but was, in fact, orca ordure.
—Kate Brooks, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordure
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Despite the official ban, about 6% of the 1140 sampling events included cattle dung.ByGeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
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To paint a clearer picture of the park’s past, researchers from multiple universities analyzed the steroids present in animal dung — unearthed from lake sediments that range from around 238 B.C. to the present day.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Over four decades later, new soil samples taken from the same regions still indicated a better fungi and bacteria presence than the areas that did not host gophers.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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With ongoing geopolitical tensions and the conflict in Ukraine fueling these detentions, the future for those arrested on Russian soil appears increasingly uncertain.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Carpets are a home’s No.1 dirt trap and need thorough regular vacuuming.Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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As for the frequency, cleaning them after each workout is ideal—especially if your earbuds come in contact with sweat, sunscreen, or dirt.Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Ordure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordure. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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