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Recent Examples of aerate
Like daikons and comfrey, milk thistle’s long, penetrating roots draw nutrients up from deep in the soil and aerate dense garden beds.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2025
City officials say that in recent years, the park’s grass has significantly deteriorated and needs to be aerated and seeded.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
Garden soils used in containers, even when mixed with compost, will generally be slow to drain and poorly aerated, causing plants to perform poorly.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Entomologist Shadrack Muya, a senior lecturer at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, told the Associated Press that garden ants are important for aerating soils, enhancing soil fertility and dispersing seeds.
—Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2025
City officials say that in recent years, the park’s grass has significantly deteriorated and needs to be aerated and seeded.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
Garden soils used in containers, even when mixed with compost, will generally be slow to drain and poorly aerated, causing plants to perform poorly.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Entomologist Shadrack Muya, a senior lecturer at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, told the Associated Press that garden ants are important for aerating soils, enhancing soil fertility and dispersing seeds.
—Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aerate
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That starts with understanding customers' needs, using agents to augment the work sellers do and then providing sales coaching on the go with a closed-loop learning system.—
Anand Shah,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Edwards and Lopez flipping positions has augmented Miami defensively, and Edwards has continued to hit (.283, .358 on base).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Speakers said recent actions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials had provoked increasing concern over the safety of local residents attending the Club World Cup games this summer at Hard Rock Stadium.—
CD Goette-Luciak,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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The bet is a next leg of L’Oréal’s increasing ambitions in the beauty-tech space, fueled by efforts to bring forth tech innovations that are accessible and solve solutions for everyday consumers.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Whether through the Deloitte Global FoF framework or others, leaders can benefit from taking a structured approach to investing in smart operations and to accelerating the convergence of IT and OT.—
John England,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Tatum’s injury accelerated the inevitable, as the Celtics offloaded Kristaps Porziņģis and Jrue Holiday in an attempt to drop out of the dreaded second apron.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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The look was amplified with dazzling diamonds courtesy of Lorraine Schwartz.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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That is widely expected to have a plethora of downstream effects, many of which will be amplified in the desert.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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Harvesting jalapeños regularly will make your plants more productive and prolong the growing season.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2025
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Estates can spend significant time and money on appraisals, facing IRS challenges that prolong the process.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
6 July 2025
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These switchable cells, Young adds, are able to multiply themselves much more extensively than previous CAR T cells have in the past.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Think a Wi-Fi enabled security camera, Kindle e-reader, an Anker power bank to lengthen your phone’s battery life, and more—no coupon needed.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
30 June 2025
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For corporate treasury desks, this means hedging windows must lengthen and broaden.—
Guney Yildiz,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Because the pants end above or just below the knee, leaving skin exposed, the boots help elongate the figure and dramatize the look.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
29 June 2025
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The front fascia has larger canards and louvres, the rear has been elongated, and there’s a new double-blade active rear wing, changes that combine to improve aerodynamic efficiency and produce more downforce.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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“Aerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerate. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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