GERMINATING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

germinating

verb

present participle of germinate

as in emerging

to come into being A new counterculture germinating in the city's art district.

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as in propagating

to cause (something, as a seed) to grow She began by reading up on the best ways to germinate apple seeds.

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Recent Examples of germinating Maintaining an even level of soil moisture as the seeds are germinating is also a key component to overseeding success. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026 Throughout these years, the seeds of extremism that would forcefully erupt on January 6, 2021, were germinating. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026 Apply Pre-Emergent Herbicide After installing a gravel patio or walkway, apply a pre-emergent herbicide to keep weeds from germinating. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026 The intense, carrion-like odor of the slime attracts insects, which then eat the slime and excrete it, with the spores later germinating in the excrement. — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026 Place the germinating seed flat on the soil and cover it with additional soil. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 July 2026 Quinoa thrives in cool temperatures, germinating when soil temperatures are between 36°F and 68°F. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026 These structures are envelopes of starch that shift and settle at the bottom of plant cells, helping the organisms to detect changes in their position and stability—and to tell germinating seeds in which direction to grow their roots. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026 This is important to keep weed seeds from germinating. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026

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With so much change, finding a remedy to one of Villa’s biggest challenges will be one of the first steps towards an emerging and successful era.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
These efforts helped connect psychology with the emerging field of artificial intelligence.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerging

Verb

Rather than propagating vertically toward the electrodes, the dendrites spread horizontally inside the electrolyte.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Instead, Shanahan recommends layering, a method of propagating new plants from a still-living thyme specimen.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of propagating

Verb

In the new era of asymmetric warfare, advanced variants of Thales’ 70mm rockets are increasingly well suited to counter-drone missions, delivering reliable and scalable effectiveness against evolving aerial threats, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
What launched in a modest nook between two floors of the Palazzo del Casinò now occupies its own island in the lagoon — evolving from festival curiosity into a key hub for a protean art form.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of evolving

Verb

That target remains well beyond simply producing a larger processor.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Centuries before the internet infiltrated almost every aspect of daily life, Swift described how scientific and technological advances could lead to chronic distraction by producing an obsession with what could be rather than what is.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of producing

Verb

The war in Ukraine has caused periodic oil disruptions in the Black and Caspian seas and to pipelines and terminals, but the biggest growing impact is Ukraine’s rising success targeting Russia’s refining network with long-distance drone attacks.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Walmart alluded to the growing importance of this kind of business on the company's Q2 earnings call.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

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