compost

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Recent Examples of compost As with nutrient deficiencies, these problems can be corrected by raising soil pH levels with compost or garden lime, or by growing garlic in pots or raised beds filled with a less acidic potting mix. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025 Sustainability cannot just mean compost bins and solar panels. Ellen Wu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025 These include enhancing soil health, growing a diversity of crops, maintaining the farm’s natural wild and pollinator habitats and investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy systems. Mulch, compost and biochar increase soil carbon levels and moisture and nutrient holding capacity. Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025 Bag the clippings and use them in the compost pile. Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for compost
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Noun
  • Some businesses have begun to move their incorporation to states like Nevada or Texas.
    Olivia Roach, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • With the incorporation of Starbase, the area now has a city council, mayor and commissioners.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • These capabilities align with broader trends in EV infrastructure, including grid resilience and integration with renewable energy sources.
    Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • Organizations that proactively embrace hybrid cloud with a focus on governance, integration and skills development will be better equipped to thrive in today’s dynamic digital economy.
    Bhupendra Singh, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Invert sugar is valued for its superb sweetness and moisture absorption.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
  • According to this school of thought, sedentary adults should eat closer to 0.45 grams of protein per pound of weight (25 percent more than the RDA), and older adults, who are more prone to muscle loss and impaired nutrient absorption, should get 0.54 grams per pound.
    Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Key Background Trump Media went public in March 2024 through a merger with a blank-check company, more than two years after it was founded following Trump’s departure from the White House.
    Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
  • But in the series premiere, Stuart pulled the rug out from underneath Ted by cutting him out of a merger and taking several of their employees and clients with him to his new gig (working alongside Ted’s ex-girlfriend, Samantha).
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • In real estate, where location, history, and culture are paramount, this homogenization could erode the richness that makes each property and market unique.
    Ali Hoss, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This popularity can, perhaps be attributed to a consumer desire for individuality amidst a mass culture of homogenization.
    Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Love boasts no inherent magic by which these differences may be neatly expunged; each one must be resolved, or left open, in the total concretion of experience.
    Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The museum was interested and asked to keep it to work on it to take off the many layers on concretion on it.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024
Noun
  • As soon as the mixture starts frothing, it’s served in small cups, similar to those used for espresso.
    Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
  • Fill cabbage leaves with meat and rice mixture, one at a time, starting with the largest leaves.
    Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Grammy-winning engineer Ryan Hewitt was commissioned by the band’s Big Brother Recordings Ltd. label to re-create the mixes from scratch, spending 18 months on the ambitious project.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 9 May 2025
  • Friday's announcement by the the Board of Governors comes as President Trump and his adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have raised the idea of privatizing the nearly 250-year-old Postal Service, which has faced financial challenges amid a changing mail mix and other issues.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2025

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“Compost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compost. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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