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Recent Examples of aerate
Even after spawning, the male usually continues to guard and aerate the eggs for several days.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Waiting to aerate until the ground is completely thawed is very important; aerating frozen ground can damage the root systems of your plants and grass.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
Your lawn provides several cues about when to aerate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 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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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Waiting to aerate until the ground is completely thawed is very important; aerating frozen ground can damage the root systems of your plants and grass.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
Your lawn provides several cues about when to aerate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 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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Russia soon augmented its capabilities by acquiring Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 loitering munitions from Iran.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Semafor’s journalists helped fill in the gaps by augmenting the readout with reporting that wasn’t captured in the transcript.—
Gina Chua,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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But ultimately, Ayton needs to increase his scoring at the rim, Redick said.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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His most fulfilling moment was when the fourth calf was born in the wild last year, an indication that the bongos are thriving in their native habitat and that their population will certainly increase.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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The analytics group says that most Middle East cargoes loaded before the war have now been discharged, meaning the inventory drawdown will accelerate and local refining will slow.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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The figure has really accelerated since 2017, though, driven in a large part by cost—to live a better quality of life at a lower cost and to have access to affordable healthcare and housing in later years.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Stock market indices fell, and oil prices rose on news of the UAE attacks, raising investors' fears that the war's impact on the global economy could be exacerbated or prolonged.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The years have not healed Don Ryce‘s pain, only prolonged it.—
Amy Driscoll,
Miami Herald,
3 May 2026
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The next decade is about amplifying it, backing stories that matter, filmmakers who take risks, and cinema that can travel across borders without losing its soul.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Johnston and Nina Marenzi, founder and chief executive officer of Future Fabrics Expo, hope the move to Brussels will help the fair amplify its message and reach a wider audience.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The winners in this charade are the for-profit permit holders who multiply the inherent value of free water into private corporate profits.—
Robert Knight,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The result is more intense compute requirements multiplied by greater adoption, leading to an explosion in demand for chips, interconnect solutions between those chips, and the energy to power it all.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Their front crisp seams also have a leg-lengthening effect — a big plus for a petite wearer like me.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
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Interest rates on the rise, loan terms lengthen Many borrowers are also facing higher interest rates when buying a car.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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When the impactor struck at 10 kilometers per second, the resulting basin became too elongated compared to the real South Pole–Aitken basin.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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His home, along with many others, was attached to the narrow, elongated 25th District that runs along the coast to Miami Beach.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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“Aerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerate. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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