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Recent Examples of aerate
This helps to aerate the soil, improving its structure and aiding in healthy plant growth.
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Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
14 Apr. 2026
The drops and samples aerate into the atmosphere instead of obscuring it.
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Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Apr. 2026
Your lawn provides several cues about when to aerate.
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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.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
14 Apr. 2026
The drops and samples aerate into the atmosphere instead of obscuring it.
—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Apr. 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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That last flavor is augmented by the whiskey’s higher proof, which veers toward burn but pulls back at the last minute.
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Further jewelry augmented the gown, with Jones accessorizing with gold bangles and bracelets and delicate rings.
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The rent on our apartment has increased by about 70% over the past six years.
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Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn (4-3) struck out two in a scoreless seventh to earn the win and increase his hitless streak to 10 innings, with 19 strikeouts, over his last nine appearances.
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Co-founder and tour guide Hannah Michelle Brower says the tour will be a historical journey exploring passenger pigeons and the Lenape people, as well as looking at how the arrival of European colonizers accelerated commercial exploitation and ultimately contributed to the extinction of the bird.
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Over time, this can increase electrical resistance, generate excess heat, and accelerate battery degradation.
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After refining, gasoline travels through pipelines, ships, trucks and fuel terminals before landing at filling stations, further prolonging higher prices for consumers.
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On the other hand, prolonged inactivity due to illness, immobilization or a sedentary lifestyle can lead to bone loss.
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Leveraged ETFs that aim to amplify SpaceX’s performance by providing double the returns (or losses) are already hitting the market.
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Working in the final year of his contract amplifies any of Brown’s successes and failures.
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Influence will increasingly come from the ability to use AI well, redesign workflows and multiply output, rather than from seniority alone.
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That payoff helps explain why drop-in formats keep multiplying across cities.
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These large-range movements keep your body moving through the stretch, shortening and lengthening your muscles.
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The hunting season has been lengthened by nearly two months, and there is no bag limit on does.
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This Amazon style has a similar polished pointed-toe design that not only dresses up your outfit but also elongates your legs.
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Her sculpted exterior combines deep contours and broad convex forms with the yard’s signature elongated bow, resulting in a distinctive yet familiar silhouette.
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“Aerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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