INSECTICIDES Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

insecticides

noun

plural of insecticide

as in pesticides

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Recent Examples of insecticides Use Insecticides Control chiggers with insecticides like diatomaceous earth (DE), which is a natural insecticide that causes insects to dry out and die. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026

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Noun

Unless grown organically, those plants may be exposed to pesticides.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
The platform, dubbed the Building A Healthier America Policy Agenda, takes aim at pesticides in food, backing legislation that would give people the right to sue pesticide manufacturers over harm caused by the products.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pesticides

Noun

Pesticides and herbicides come under scrutiny In one of Ladera’s parks this month Brody’s father watched as volunteer researchers fanned out across the grass with shovels and latex gloves.

— Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Also, different herbicides may be needed to control the various types of weeds in your lawn.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

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