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Recent Examples of fertilize
These days, with Gerardi openly sharing her fertility journey and experiences with in vitro fertilization — a treatment that extracts eggs and fertilizes them with sperm outside of the body — her socials have become a communal space for others going through similar struggles.
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Dhanika Pineda, NPR, 4 June 2025
By late April, when the roses start blooming, they’ve already been pruned and fertilized, but Bifano is always on the prowl for any signs of disease or pests.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Wait to fertilize again until the developing fruits are about the size of a golf ball, at which time a nitrogen-rich fertilizer can be used to side dress plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
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.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Dhanika Pineda, NPR, 4 June 2025
By late April, when the roses start blooming, they’ve already been pruned and fertilized, but Bifano is always on the prowl for any signs of disease or pests.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Wait to fertilize again until the developing fruits are about the size of a golf ball, at which time a nitrogen-rich fertilizer can be used to side dress plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
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.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilize
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Some meditators propose that if enough people had a regular practice, the result would be a world enriched with calm and compassionate people.—
Mariah G. Schug,
Scientific American,
27 June 2025
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The crypto industry backed Trump in 2024 — becoming the biggest corporate spender of the election cycle — and the president’s family has been substantially enriched by their new crypto plays, including collectible meme coins and the crypto exchange World Liberty Financial.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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Edwards and Lopez flipping positions has augmented Miami defensively, and Edwards has continued to hit (.283, .358 on base).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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That starts with understanding customers' needs, using agents to augment the work sellers do and then providing sales coaching on the go with a closed-loop learning system.—
Anand Shah,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The group of rats that was fed a diet supplemented with chitosan expelled more MPs that any of the other groups.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Mütter’s bequest was eventually supplemented by donations from other physicians and scientists.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Following the January departure of Flos B&B Italia’s chief executive officer, luxury veteran Daniel Lalonde, its new management has been focused on fortifying each firm in its portfolio before selling them off.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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But with the move into Texas, the conference took a small but significant step to fortifying itself for the next round of realignment chaos.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2025
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The family also played a key role in commemorating the 80th anniversaries of D-Day and V-E Day, further reinforcing its role on both the national and international stage.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Similar in neo-Gothic style, but purified in form and detail.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Defenseless Christians in Nigeria and Syria have recently been attacked by extremists intent on purifying those lands for Islam.—
Nina Shea,
National Review,
30 June 2025
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Forecasters have warned that Flossie, which strengthened to become a tropical storm on June 29, could become a hurricane within days.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Advertisement But bodies are living things who are entitled to change, strengthen, soften, expand, and spill out as evidence of a life lived—not a life restricted.—
Mari Andrew,
Time,
1 July 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 13 Jul. 2025.
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