as in turmoil
a disturbed or uneasy state
a wave of change followed by a period of social fermentation
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Recent Examples of fermentation
India’s Microbeworks, led by CEO Suchitha Raghunathan, produces biodegradable textile dyes through microbial fermentation that can be used in existing dyeing infrastructure, to reduce the environmental impact of without requiring costly factory upgrades.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
During fermentation, the live cultures consume most of the sugar, leaving behind beneficial probiotics, organic acids, and trace amounts of natural sugar.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026
It is not used for fermentation as is typically the case, but instead acts as a binder for all the other ingredients.
—Shirl Leigh
june 08, New Atlas, 8 June 2026
The tequila is distilled on both pot and column stills to create two different styles of spirit after the agave is cooked in autoclaves, and perhaps most interestingly the distillery plays classical music during fermentation.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 June 2026
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
During fermentation, the live cultures consume most of the sugar, leaving behind beneficial probiotics, organic acids, and trace amounts of natural sugar.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026
It is not used for fermentation as is typically the case, but instead acts as a binder for all the other ingredients.
—Shirl Leigh
june 08, New Atlas, 8 June 2026
The tequila is distilled on both pot and column stills to create two different styles of spirit after the agave is cooked in autoclaves, and perhaps most interestingly the distillery plays classical music during fermentation.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fermentation
Noun
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Years of turmoil presaged the takeover.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
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In turn, bonds often become less attractive in response to economic turmoil.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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This chardonnay is hand sorted (twice), whole cluster pressed, left to ferment on native yeast and finished with some aging, roughly 18 months in French oak.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Stop by Maine & Loire for a bottle of wine (or two) to bring back to your hotel, peruse Onggi for some ferment-forward pantry staples, snag some snacks from Sissle & Daughters, and browse through rare and vintage cookbooks at Rabelais.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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With one eye on opportunities tied to staggering technological advances, massive investments and soaring equity markets, and the other on inflation, global unrest and rising risks, businesses are choosing to build while the building is good.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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He was initially paid to post anti-Islam posters and graffiti in Muslim neighborhoods of London, an apparent attempt to stoke unrest.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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“Fermentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fermentation. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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