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Improve drainage by aerating soil, adding French drains, adding topsoil or sand to fill low-lying areas, installing gutters on your home, or regrading problem areas.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
This is essential for getting that classic espresso martini crema, as the mix won’t foam when it’s not aerated.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2025
Cicadas will dig holes and tunnel through your yard, but this helps the soil since those tunnels aerate your yard, encouraging root growth for the next season.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Cicadas can aerate lawns and improve water filtration into the ground.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
This is essential for getting that classic espresso martini crema, as the mix won’t foam when it’s not aerated.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2025
Cicadas will dig holes and tunnel through your yard, but this helps the soil since those tunnels aerate your yard, encouraging root growth for the next season.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Cicadas can aerate lawns and improve water filtration into the ground.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aerate
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The results mirror our Middlebury findings: Globally, students who use AI tend to be more likely to use it to augment their coursework, rather than automate it.—
Germán Reyes,
The Conversation,
18 Aug. 2025
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This year, the state plans to augment its LIHEAP grant with more than $7 million in unused funds from past winter heating assistance efforts.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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During the month of its release, the number of articles about KPop Demon Hunters increased nearly four-fold to 1,394.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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That alone should increase viewership for casual fans, who generally can’t watch as much due to overlap.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Toucan’s carbon pool grew 400% in 2024 as institutional ESG demand accelerated.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The public fight between medicine and government is now accelerating the nation onto a path where advice diverges over not just COVID shots but vaccines generally.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
13 Aug. 2025
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But the Spaniard’s absence was just one part of a perfect storm, with a lack of athleticism in his replacements — and an overambitious pressing structure — only amplifying City’s lack of control after losing the ball.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Demna also had his impact amplified by celebrity ambassadors like Katy Perry and Nicole Kidman.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Simultaneously, Trump does not want to be played by Putin, with critics contending that Putin proposed Friday’s summit to prolong Trump’s deadline last week for more sanctions.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
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Those two inclusions — along with the authority to take bears with arrows, a method of killing that is far more likely to be prolonged and painful — reveal the truth: This is not about managing a species.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 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,
22 Aug. 2025
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Consumers have complained that stores feel less distinctive, private labels have multiplied to the point of confusion, and online shopping options lag those of competitors.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Bad hydrology is 'crushing' conservation measures As with other recent years, factors including warming air, parched soil and lengthening growing seasons have kept some of the melting snowpack from reaching the river or its reservoirs.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Loyal also has both a shot and a pill in the works to lengthen large dogs’ short lifespans by limiting a growth hormone more prevalent in big dogs than small.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Detailed with a short box heel and small buckle fastening, the T-strap shoe was often worn with a micro mini skirt—a pairing which, working in tandem with the shoe’s upright detailing, worked to elongate the wearer’s leg line and add a flirty, youthful elegance to one’s look.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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These jeans feature a silhouette with a slimmer fit around the waist and a bold flare pant leg to elongate your figure.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Aerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerate. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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