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Recent Examples of aerate
Those with clay soil or heavily trafficked lawns should aerate every year, especially if your yard has poor drainage or a thick layer of thatch.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Your lawn provides several cues about when to aerate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Strengthen the lawn September is prime time to reseed bare spots, treat grub damage, aerate, and fertilize.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Aeration and filtration unit While standard pour-and-serve decanters rely on their surface areas to aerate your wine, some decanters include separate aeration and filtration units to speed up the process.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Your lawn provides several cues about when to aerate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Strengthen the lawn September is prime time to reseed bare spots, treat grub damage, aerate, and fertilize.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Aeration and filtration unit While standard pour-and-serve decanters rely on their surface areas to aerate your wine, some decanters include separate aeration and filtration units to speed up the process.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aerate
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From the wheel to yesterday’s AI agent, every invention has either augmented or replaced human actions.—
Carolyn Dewar,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Research shows more adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, with incidence increasing over the last three decades.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2026
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When applied to the scalp, minoxidil increases blood flow and stimulates your hair follicles to regrow hair.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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By combining a strong regulatory framework with a dense airport ecosystem, the authority aims to accelerate the testing and deployment of advanced aviation technologies.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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The Dark Sky Lounge, an add-on, is a 30-minute sound and vibration-based therapy that is meant to accelerate muscle recovery and bring you into a deep state of relaxation—a perfect pre-treatment experience.—
David Duran,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Resources spent to prolong one person’s final years are resources not spent elsewhere, including on younger generations or other public health measures.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tens of millions of Americans were under alerts for severe cold as a blast of Arctic air prolonged below-freezing temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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The group trains community members to amplify local disputes into national stories.—
Christina Buttons,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Everything feels charged, urgent, amplified.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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Clarify your thinking, then multiply it into content.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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During the Industrial Revolution, the falling cost of energy converted mechanical power into what were effectively cheap mechanical human hours, enabling machines to multiply physical labor at unprecedented scale.—
Michael Wystrach,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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The best candidates are those whose philtrums are congenitally long or have lengthened with age.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2026
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This pair of white straight-leg jeans resembles the model’s denim look with their high-rise waist and leg-lengthening profile.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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These remind me of Kate's both in their warm brown color and leg-elongating shape.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The unpinchable high-rise waistband offers ample support and just enough shaping, while the rest of the pants remain fitted to the body and then flare out at the knee for a free-flowing, leg-elongating silhouette.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Aerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerate. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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