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Recent Examples of fertilize
To thaw and fertilize the eggs later on costs an additional $10,000.
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Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 31 May 2026
This is the last month residents can fertilize lawns, trees and shrubs in many areas before fall.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Poultry help with weed and pest management and help fertilize the garden.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The algae would dissolve and fertilize a productive seafloor, feeding amphipods in the sediment.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 25 May 2026
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Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 31 May 2026
This is the last month residents can fertilize lawns, trees and shrubs in many areas before fall.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Poultry help with weed and pest management and help fertilize the garden.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The algae would dissolve and fertilize a productive seafloor, feeding amphipods in the sediment.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilize
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This is done in stages, using multiple centrifuges that enrich the uranium bit by bit.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Foreign companies withdrew much of the wealth from the earth without enriching local populations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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The technology is designed to act as a co-pilot, augmenting rather than replacing the training, professionalism and instinct of experienced emergency personnel.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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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,
17 June 2026
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The solution for this is to construct a new gaseous nitrogen system to supplement the existing capacity, but the $25 million project is currently unfunded.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
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The effort to supplement what the school receives directly from Chicago Public Schools has paid off.—
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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MonthiraYodtiwong/Getty Images Few sources of income are as legally fortified as a federal disability check.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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The Greens made a key alliance with the Triarchy to fortify its naval forces.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Ukraine’s most important innovation may be its ability to integrate tactical drones, operational strike systems, strategic drone campaigns, artillery, aircraft and conventional ground forces into a mutually reinforcing system.—
Hunter LaCroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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For Edwards, the reaction reinforced why authentic storytelling matters more than ever, especially in her field of work.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
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But that doesn’t matter because that’s been purified.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Local residents were urged to limit their exposure by remaining indoors with their windows and doors closed and advised to run air conditioning or air purifying units, where possible.—
Adela Suliman,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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The fragrance-free formula moisturizes with ceramides to help restore and strengthen the skin barrier, while the brand's signature thermal spring water soothes and rebalances stressed-out skin.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 June 2026
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Sign up for a short learning series that sharpens skills, then share one takeaway with someone close to strengthen connection.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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Specialist teams came to retrieve the body and decontaminate the roadside, while his family members stood around and wept.—
Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
15 June 2026
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Officials have decontaminated the facility’s inmate housing as a precaution and medical staff are monitoring prisoners and staff, The Mercury News reported.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Fertilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilize. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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