fungicide

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Recent Examples of fungicide Agricultural workers have a particularly high rate of blood cancer diagnosis due to their constant exposure to synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and fungicides. Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025 Since there was some disease activity, apply a copper fungicide following label instructions. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025 Then install the new sod and apply a turf fungicide. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025 Neem oil is a natural fungicide that helps to control common apple diseases like apple scab, rust and powdery mildew. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fungicide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fungicide
Noun
  • Target specific areas or weeds with natural methods like vinegar or boiling water, or use herbicides.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
  • Farmers no longer need to rely on herbicides, which leads to cleaner crops and healthier soil.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • For both women, their efforts are a small way to combat the devastation human activity has brought to monarch butterfly populations, including climate change, deforestation and heavy pesticide use.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
  • The experts there suggested neem oil, which is a natural pesticide that does not contain harmful chemicals.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • For large infestations, consider the use of insecticides.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
  • Any proposals that recommend routine insecticide spraying of your trees and shrubs should be questioned.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • In the 1970s, Claudia Miller, an allergist and environmental scientist, was studying how toxicants affect people in industrial settings and began noticing strange symptoms emerging after certain kinds of chemical exposures.
    Kate Raphael, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025
  • Then, using a simulation, the team found that the warmth and weight of the sleeping child could increase the off-gassing of the toxicants.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Fungicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fungicide. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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