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Recent Examples of fertilize
Many gardeners fertilize every three weeks.
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Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 13 Jan. 2026
Keep moist and fertilize every other month when making growth.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
The team now believes a male fertilized the eggs before the octopus arrived at the aquarium.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Compost from food waste is used to fertilize on-site plants.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
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Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 13 Jan. 2026
Keep moist and fertilize every other month when making growth.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
The team now believes a male fertilized the eggs before the octopus arrived at the aquarium.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Compost from food waste is used to fertilize on-site plants.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilize
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Yet on balance, both players have continued to enrich and even out their performance, with Mintyukov expanding his role on the penalty kill and Zellweger finding his groove at even strength.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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On the nuclear issue, a key point of contention remains Iran’s demand to enrich uranium – a nuclear fuel that can be used to make a bomb if purified to high levels – which the US and its allies reject.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, even the most cognitively challenging tasks that humans excel at can also be augmented by AI.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The fork in the road was right there in front of them, one a direction of resetting, one of augmenting.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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About 30 states have adopted state-level low-income housing tax credits or similar preservation programs, which supplement the federal credit.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Martin de Anda, another Gen Zer, chose to supplement his loan underwriter job in Los Angeles by handing out flyers for other businesses.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Connecticut should continue to fortify its legal framework so that care decisions remain between patients, families, and medical professionals — not politicians or out-of-state actors — and so that the right to bodily autonomy is grounded as securely as possible in state law.—
Matthew Blinstrubas,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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This means not every cereal is fortified to the same degree or even necessarily fortified at all.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The new edition will debut at Cosmoprof Miami in 2026, marking the next release within the Odyssey collection and reinforcing the brand’s ongoing interest in continuity and reinterpretation.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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The title is also riding high across South Asia, including chart-topping or near-the-top placement in markets such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, reinforcing the film’s regional pull beyond its home base.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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But all of those religions are teaching us how to purify our minds and become a good person in our society.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2026
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On the nuclear issue, a key point of contention remains Iran’s demand to enrich uranium – a nuclear fuel that can be used to make a bomb if purified to high levels – which the US and its allies reject.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Reporting to Fabien Westerhoff, who heads the company’s theatrical arm, Teste will oversee Global Constellation’s worldwide sales operations, working closely with distributors and talent agencies to further strengthen the company’s position in the global marketplace.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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Of course, once Carey got her hands on one of her signature whistle notes (those really, really high pitches that very few singers can achieve) her voice strengthened, if not her performance demeanor, which remain staid and almost nervous and uncomfortable throughout.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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After receiving a settlement from his insurance company, Minds used the funds to decontaminate and fix his house.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Minds used his settlement not only to decontaminate but also to harden his home.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Fertilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilize. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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