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Recent Examples of fertilize
But their fortunes can rapidly bloom, fertilized by god knows what: a shot here, a stop there, a sudden injury or cold streak—like a garden in spring after a violent rain.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Continue to keep moist and fertilize with a liquid product every other week at half strength.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
It's generally expected that about 50 percent of mature eggs will turn into embryos once fertilized.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
In fact, the vanilla plant’s natural habitat is the tropical forests of Mexico, where native bees fertilize the big, blooming white orchids.
—Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Continue to keep moist and fertilize with a liquid product every other week at half strength.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
It's generally expected that about 50 percent of mature eggs will turn into embryos once fertilized.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
In fact, the vanilla plant’s natural habitat is the tropical forests of Mexico, where native bees fertilize the big, blooming white orchids.
—Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilize
Verb
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Irwin finds that Gilded Age tariffs did little to enrich the country as a whole.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The applicant should be able to enrich their application without feeling like there needs to be a start-up on their resume or a death in their family.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Next, executives will pull draft decks, key performance indicators (KPIs) and reports from internal systems and augment them with AI summarization of complex documents into executive digests.—
Paroon Chadha,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The Wizards’ decision-makers intend to have enough flexibility and future draft picks a few years down the line to supplement their young nucleus, either through signings or trades.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Local law enforcement often supplements the security forces as well.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Coupang has been moving quickly to fortify Farfetch after purchasing the company out of administration at the end of 2023.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 June 2025
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The island itself is cut off from the mainland via a path that only appears at low tide, and its citizens keep a constant vigil at the ramshackle but heavily fortified entrance.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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That comes after Trump has broadly praised Israel's aggressive campaign against Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure, reinforcing a hawkish stance that bolsters Israel's right-wing leadership in its operations—not only against Iran but also in Gaza and the West Bank.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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But the narrative was reinforced Tuesday afternoon when Alphonso Davies, recovering from an ACL tear suffered in March, arrived at Canada’s hotel to support his teammates.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The ore is purified, dissolved in hot acid and converted into uranium hexafluoride (UF6), a gaseous compound.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Biogas’s new plant, called Hidden Hollow Energy, purifies the gas coming out of the landfill and turns it into fuel for buses, trucks and other large vehicles, Tryon said.—
Sarah Cutler
June 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2025
Verb
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At Go Behavioral, a team strengthened by BCBA, clinical psychologists, and RBT professionals helps children work on developing skills by breaking them down into small, manageable steps, which are then reinforced consistently.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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According to the 2024 People’s Climate Vote, 80% of people globally want their countries to strengthen climate commitments, and over two-thirds support a fast transition from fossil fuels.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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And our change needs to continuously reenforce a fluid future.—
Paige Francis,
Forbes,
5 Apr. 2021
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Access to art, child development interactions, free resources for pre-education, hands-on activities - all of these offerings compliment and reenforce our future leaders and customers.—
Paige Francis,
Forbes,
20 June 2022
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“Fertilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilize. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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