as in to augment
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Recent Examples of aerate
Aviles recommends loosening the soil by hand or raking it with a garden claw to aerate it.
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
To narrow down the finest ones for a range of abodes, our staffers put several of them to the test within our very own city apartments (that are notorious for being poorly aerated).
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 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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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
To narrow down the finest ones for a range of abodes, our staffers put several of them to the test within our very own city apartments (that are notorious for being poorly aerated).
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 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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Finally, consider augmenting the winter landscape, when roses and many of their companions lie dormant.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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This was the first Dragon launch from SLC-40 since the addition of a crew access arm to support Dragon launches from more than one Space Coast pad and augment normal launches from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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This kind of early-season heat can also increase fire weather concerns across parts of Colorado, especially when warm temperatures combine with dry air and gusty winds.—
Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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But the Denver offense, which increased the pressure in the final minutes of the match, couldn’t find the back of the net again.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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China’s consumer-price growth accelerated to the quickest in over three years and factory deflation moderated again, after a rally in energy markets and as household spending boomed during a later-than-usual Lunar New Year holiday.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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But record-breaking temperatures in recent years have led scientists to question whether the pace of temperature gains is accelerating.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Settling on a fair model to share the money generated by the growing league is just one of many issues prolonging negotiations.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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While the goal isn’t to eliminate menopause, prolonging ovarian function could play a critical role in improving women’s health outcomes, Garrison said.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
11 Mar. 2026
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Don’t forget to show gratitude for the allies who introduce you or amplify your message, of course.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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Kim Robison, a Lake Station resident, helped with the report and has amplified multiple protests against high NIPSCO bills in the region.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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This prevents pests from multiplying in the same spot and keeps your yields higher, as the soil is allowed to replenish its nutrients.—
Haniya Rae,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s insistence on securing a decisive outcome may lengthen the conflict.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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As orders stack up, lead times are lengthening, driven not only by demand but by reduced access to essential materials.—
Travis Edmonds,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The vertical navy stripe pattern is classic and elongating, with a pop of color in the green-and-yellow collar accent that keeps it feeling fresh.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Across medieval Europe, aristocrats repeatedly set off fashion fads and scandals by wearing poulaines, shoes whose flamboyantly elongated pointed toes could stretch far beyond the natural length of their feet.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Aerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerate. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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