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
Its enormous space for visitors includes the Kitchen Table, a 5,000-square-foot restaurant and bar, and the Fred B. Noe Craft Distillery, a facility to explore new fermentation and distillation techniques.
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Kara Newman, AFAR Media, 19 Apr. 2025
Champagne is made using the traditional method (or méthode traditionnelle), where the wine goes through a second fermentation in the bottle.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Brewers can control the fermentation of beers to prevent the formation of alcohol, and can augment other ingredients like hops and malt to add flavors.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
All of the estate’s sparkling wines are made using the ‘traditional method’, where the wine undergoes a secondary fermentation in the bottle to produce the fizz, rivalling some of the very best bubbles Champagne has to offer.
—Lela London, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Kara Newman, AFAR Media, 19 Apr. 2025
Champagne is made using the traditional method (or méthode traditionnelle), where the wine goes through a second fermentation in the bottle.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Brewers can control the fermentation of beers to prevent the formation of alcohol, and can augment other ingredients like hops and malt to add flavors.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
All of the estate’s sparkling wines are made using the ‘traditional method’, where the wine undergoes a secondary fermentation in the bottle to produce the fizz, rivalling some of the very best bubbles Champagne has to offer.
—Lela London, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fermentation
Noun
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In a little more than 100 days, the Trump administration has upended the U.S. health care system Americans love to hate, sparking turmoil and confusion.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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However, Harry recently resigned from Sentebale amid what has been characterized as a financial crisis and internal turmoil.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Yogurt is created with cultured bacteria and kefir with kefir grains (live cultures that ferment milk and multiply).—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
6 May 2025
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The mashing process converts starches into sugars, which yeast ferments into alcohol.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Latin American pivot proved timely, offering Gaumont an outlet as the English-speaking market faced post-pandemic labor unrest and economic slowdown.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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Amidst the social unrest shaking France, the fates of Valjean, Cosette, her lover Marius, and Javert become intertwined in a turbulent, revolutionary Paris.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Fermentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fermentation. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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