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Pollution caused the soil to acidify.
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The forces reshaping the Chesapeake Bay — warming seas, intensifying storms, acidifying waters — are global in origin.
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Serena C. McIlwain,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
Dozens of others were fed an Abbott fortifier that wasn’t acidified.
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David Hilzenrath,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
The Mead Johnson fortifier used in the head-to-head clinical trial sponsored by Abbott was acidified to prevent bacterial contamination.
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David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Commercial cottage cheese is either cultured/fermented or acidified.
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Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
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Serena C. McIlwain,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
Dozens of others were fed an Abbott fortifier that wasn’t acidified.
—
David Hilzenrath,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
The Mead Johnson fortifier used in the head-to-head clinical trial sponsored by Abbott was acidified to prevent bacterial contamination.
—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Commercial cottage cheese is either cultured/fermented or acidified.
—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for acidify
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acidify
verb
acid·i·fy
ə-ˈsid-ə-ˌfī 
acidified; acidifying
1
: to make acid
2
: to change into an acid
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