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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
In June, the Army Corps will be using dye to plot river flow close to the state border in order to determine how to best apply herbicide.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
The team’s year-round seeding plan uses ecologically restorative farming techniques, resulting in all produce being free of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and herbicides.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Avoid using pesticides and herbicides as much as possible, especially broad-spectrum products.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
Chemical pesticides and herbicides involved in lawn care can carry their own set of risks, especially when airborne, Policastro cautioned.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
The team’s year-round seeding plan uses ecologically restorative farming techniques, resulting in all produce being free of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and herbicides.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Avoid using pesticides and herbicides as much as possible, especially broad-spectrum products.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
Chemical pesticides and herbicides involved in lawn care can carry their own set of risks, especially when airborne, Policastro cautioned.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbicide
pesticide
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While some issues are known—for example, habitat loss, non-native plants, artificial light at night, climate and pesticides—scientists need to know a lot more about the drivers and consequences of the decline to conserve insects while protecting human needs.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Reducing fertilizer and pesticide use, raising cattle on grass instead of grain—these may sound like community-minded, environmentally friendly options.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 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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