as in provoked
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s
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Verb
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The incident was caught on video, making waves online and on local TV news, and provoked an outcry from fellow residents.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025 -
His 1954 run for governor in Connecticut provoked questions about whether the state was ready for a Jewish governor.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The ideal fermentation time varies based on temperature, but when the liquid starts to smell slightly sour, the rice water is considered fermented.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2025
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The menu also included other toothy sensations from ultra sticky and tangy to impossibly sour, spicy or crunchy.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Many of its members had been directly affected by the war on drugs and her association with the plant raised eyebrows.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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His son, Kenneth, moved meat packing plants to where his cattle were raised and saw profits soar.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Fish supplements that contain omega-3s are prone to going rancid.—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2022
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Much of the damage was from flooding, which left a thick layer of rancid muck on her floors.—
Stephen Smith and Bobby Caina Calvan,
Anchorage Daily News,
7 Oct. 2022
Verb
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Vogue Ukraine has always supported and promoted young national talents.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2025
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Pippen was promoted from his two-way deal to a roster contract and has played every game for a team with the second-best record in the West.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And the Knicks, on the way to an admittedly impressive fifty-one wins, amassed a putrid 0–10 record against the élite teams who were supposed to be their peers.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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That led to a first-place finish in the NFC North even though the Minnesota defense was putrid.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Since 1995, $2.9 billion in federal funds have produced public and private investments totaling $42 billion for cleaning and redeveloping contaminated sites, and created more than 200,000 jobs.—
Janet McCabe,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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Beyond creating toxins that can directly kill animals, or harm humans that eat contaminated animals, people may suffer skin irritation and respiratory problems from contact with some of these microorganisms.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Quality concerns have dogged the industry for years: In 2023, four people died after using tainted eye drops made in India, and others had to have their eyeballs surgically removed.—
Katherine Dailey,
ProPublica,
18 June 2025
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The tainted Tylenol bottles had been sold at various drugstores across the Chicago area.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Fermented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fermented. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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