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a chemical used to destroy plants or stop plant growth
An herbicide widely used to control weeds.
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Recent Examples of herbicide
Here's how to spray poison ivy: If treating a low-growing carpet of poison ivy, thoroughly soak all leaves of small plants while spraying, making sure not to spray or let the herbicide drift onto desirable plants.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
Insecticides are designed to disrupt insect physiology and can directly harm bees, while herbicides indirectly disrupt bees by removing plants that provide food.
—Christopher Halsch, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Decades of research show that weeds flourish and pests thrive in response to more carbon dioxide and hotter temperatures, increasing the need for pesticides and herbicides.
—Kate Raphael, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025
With modern farming, and its use of pesticides and herbicides, surface microbial communities often suffer.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
Insecticides are designed to disrupt insect physiology and can directly harm bees, while herbicides indirectly disrupt bees by removing plants that provide food.
—Christopher Halsch, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Decades of research show that weeds flourish and pests thrive in response to more carbon dioxide and hotter temperatures, increasing the need for pesticides and herbicides.
—Kate Raphael, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025
With modern farming, and its use of pesticides and herbicides, surface microbial communities often suffer.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbicide
pesticide
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Smart farming solutions optimize waste, water, fertilizer and pesticide use.—
Somdip Dey,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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So far, officials have advised local workers and residents to combat swarms by spraying water or using sticky pads instead of chemical pesticides.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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“Herbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbicide. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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