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Recent Examples of fertilize
Autumn is the best time to fertilize Colorado bluegrass lawns.
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Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2025
Scientists could create eggs from a skin cell of one male partner and fertilize it with sperm from the other male partner.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
This guide explains how to fertilize a cool-season lawn at the ideal time in fall for the most benefit.
—Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Strengthen the lawn September is prime time to reseed bare spots, treat grub damage, aerate, and fertilize.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2025
Scientists could create eggs from a skin cell of one male partner and fertilize it with sperm from the other male partner.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
This guide explains how to fertilize a cool-season lawn at the ideal time in fall for the most benefit.
—Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Strengthen the lawn September is prime time to reseed bare spots, treat grub damage, aerate, and fertilize.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilize
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October is National Arts n Humanities Month, a time normally reserved for celebrating the creative and intellectual currents that enrich our nation.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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The albufera, for instance, starts with wing stock enriched with drumsticks, shallots, and button mushrooms, plus two bottles of Madeira reduced to a single glass with vinegar.—
Joel Hart,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Created in partnership with the bionic footwear and apparel brand Dephy, the next-gen design is engineered to augment natural lower-leg and ankle movement, providing extra power for everyday exercise.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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Queen Camilla augmented her monochrome attire with sheer black tights and a pair of Eliot Zed black suede pumps with a leather toe cap.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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That footage was obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, though videos taken from cellphones and doorbell cameras, as well as the audio from post-incident interviews, supplement that footage.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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If your space doesn’t provide enough natural light, supplement it with a grow light for eight to 10 hours daily.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Today, scientists are still studying its properties, and the high priests of the antisugar brigade are still condemning it, while its romantic and even erotic reputation remains well fortified by Valentine’s Day.—
Aleksandra Crapanzano,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the All’s Fair actress and soon-to-be-attorney has been quietly fortifying her Hidden Hills compound.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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These past two days have reinforced for me the importance of codifying principles and creating a road map to achieve them.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 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,
27 Oct. 2025
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Like the process of purifying reuse water, the desalination process is more expensive than the typical methods of treating non-brackish groundwater for consumption.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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These stem cells are purified in a lab, and then modified using an inactivated form of the virus that causes HIV.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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By the next day, Melissa had strengthened into a Category 5 storm.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Reebok added that the new regional HQ is designed to accelerate retail expansion, strengthen performance and women’s categories, and deepen the brand’s cultural footprint while supporting its longstanding network of regional partners, retailers, and consumers.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Workers have complained of chemical burns from the waste material generated by the tunneling process, and firefighters must decontaminate their equipment after conducting rescues from the project sites.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Last week, a Democratic Congressional candidate was seen being thrown to the ground by a federal agent – the moment was captured on video – while local leaders reported having to leave the protest to decontaminate themselves after tear gas was deployed.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Fertilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilize. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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