COMPOST Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

compost

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Definition of compost

as in incorporation

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Recent Examples of compost Attendees can learn how compost improves soil structure, aids moisture retention and supplies slow-release nutrients, and can join composting experts to explore backyard and worm composting through live demonstrations. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026 Dahlias prefer rich and well-drained soil that has been amended with compost. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026 Look for carrots that mature in around 50 days, and plant in loose, well-draining soil that’s amended with compost. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 July 2026 The soil below two inches should be unharmed, Adams said, so long as new compost is set and plants are watered plentifully, which will promote natural biological cycles. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for compost

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As evidenced by Apple’s incorporation of Google’s Gemini into its Siri product, no business can remain great by providing a subpar product.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Impact Sac’s articles of incorporation list Terry Schneider as CEO, Courtney Schneider as CFO and Paris Dye as director.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of incorporation

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The latest Beverage Testing Institute (BevTest) Scotch Whisky Judging demonstrates that exceptional blending continues to produce some of Scotland's finest whiskies.

— Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Enter French blending, a color technique that’s gaining popularity for its ability to soften gray regrowth while reducing the need for frequent salon touch-ups.

— Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 16 July 2026

Definition of blending

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The multi-year partnership will align the companies’ technology roadmaps around advanced packaging methods, including high-density interconnects and heterogeneous integration.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
The cost of that approach can balloon quickly, stalling integration efforts as officials grapple with limited funds.

— Derek Williams, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of integration

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Supplements may help people with limited diets or absorption issues, but most adults can hit their targets by eating a variety of fruits and vegetables.

— Christina Manian, Health, 23 July 2026
What has changed is the depth of private-sector shock absorption sitting between bad news and a central bank response.

— Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of absorption

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In this attitude was a strange commingling of repugnance and desire, alienation and belonging, intimacy and coldness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
The ominous buzzing of phones, the commingling of accomplishment and humiliation, the sudden pathos of cheap glass awards, the rage at their now-former CEO’s $11 million paycheck… David Frankel’s film knew exactly which buttons to push in our particular audience.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of commingling

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In Latin America, as Hayes-Bautista explained, after centuries of Indigenous and Spanish intermingling, racial and ethnic lines were fluid, with myriad, subtle gradations of color, lineage and heritage.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
There is no intermingling and no visitors, aside from medical staff, said Michael Wadman, the medical director of National Quarantine Unit.

— Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 11 May 2026

Definition of intermingling

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But Nexstar tried to do that after its merger with Tegna was enjoined in April — and is still stuck in limbo with no assurance of resolution anytime soon.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 July 2026
Last month, the Department of Justice greenlit the Paramount-Warners Brothers merger, the same month David Ellison attended an Ultimate Fighting Championship celebration at the White House.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

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