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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midden
Noun
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The larger the dustbin, the greater the likelihood your unit will complete cleaning your entire home before needing to be emptied.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Plus, the 470-milliliter dustbin and 350-milliliter water tank are large enough capacities that won’t require frequent emptying or refilling, making the entire cleaning process hands-free.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Mix compost or aged manure into your garden before planting.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2025
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Organic additions of rich soil and manures decompose rapidly and soon the soil is mainly sand again.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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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
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But for some of those who were hit hardest by the disaster, such as Lara’s junkyard business that was among roughly a dozen merchants operating under the freeway — recovery has been much slower.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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Two men have reportedly died after inhaling bat guano used to grow marijuana, raising concerns about the safety of natural bat guano and commercially available fertilizers.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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The result is an assemblage of sorts where blue-footed boobies, coral reefs and even bat guano play a leading role, illustrating the ways nonhuman actors and their attendant ecologies have survived human predation.—
Elizabeth Rush,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Residents who live near local landfills say the wildfire debris should be sent to hazardous waste landfills instead.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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This season, however, the priority is food donation and compost to eliminate anything from back of house ending up in the landfill.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
26 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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Hundreds of barefoot pilgrims undertook a parikrama one morning, picking around heaps of cow dung dotting the road.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2025
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The bathtub and toilets were overflowing with human excrement, and authorities said the mother did not leave any toilet paper or personal hygiene products.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Finally, liquid bat guano and liquid earthworm castings (guano and castings are euphemisms for excrement) are also utilized for foliar fertilization.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
14 Feb. 2025
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In addition to being found in soil, small amounts of heavy metals can be spotted naturally in the environment, including in food products, due to air, water, and soil exposure, according to the Girl Scouts.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Since the onset of Israel’s war against Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces engaged in cross-border skirmishes with Hezbollah – including ground operations on Lebanese soil – until a ceasefire deal was struck late last year.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Midden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midden. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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