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Recent Examples of fertilizer
The ship carried ammonium nitrate that was produced during wartime for explosives, but later was recycled as fertilizer.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Once the cucumbers start growing, feed the plants approximately every two weeks with a balanced, organic fertilizer.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
Feed your palm with one of the slow-release houseplant or container plant fertilizers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
This biomass has applications beyond fertilizers, such as in biofuels.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Once the cucumbers start growing, feed the plants approximately every two weeks with a balanced, organic fertilizer.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
Feed your palm with one of the slow-release houseplant or container plant fertilizers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
This biomass has applications beyond fertilizers, such as in biofuels.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilizer
Noun
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Use homemade or local compost, manures or commercial garden soil to improve sandy soils. 29.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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The region’s dairy farms offer loamy soil, untilled and laden with manure: an annelid’s arcadia.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The dish is loaded with fresh plums, sweet corn, basil, and a dressing made with creamy Boursin cheese.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 July 2025
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Here's the three-course menu for the At the Table event at Bourbons Bistro: First course: Summer salad with mixed greens, balsamic dressing, avocado, goat cheese and strawberries.—
Amanda Hancock,
The Courier-Journal,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Linoleic acid is found in seed oils such as soybean and corn oil, as well as plant foods, according to a press release from the American Society for Nutrition.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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In terms of food factors that may help improve egg quality, most of the research is centered around the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes plant foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, whole grains, and olive oil as well as lean animal proteins (like poultry and seafood) and dairy.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Fertilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilizer. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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