as in to augment
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Recent Examples of aerate
Cicadas can aerate lawns and improve water filtration into the ground.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
Seabirds crowded each other off slippery ledges, while waves aerated themselves hundreds of feet below.
—Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
Although there are machines that can aerate your grass, this simple tool gets the job done for a much less expensive price of $32 at Amazon.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
Between raking leaves, aerating your lawn, adding grass seed, and more, fall is one of the busiest and most important seasons for maintaining your yard.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
Seabirds crowded each other off slippery ledges, while waves aerated themselves hundreds of feet below.
—Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
Although there are machines that can aerate your grass, this simple tool gets the job done for a much less expensive price of $32 at Amazon.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
Between raking leaves, aerating your lawn, adding grass seed, and more, fall is one of the busiest and most important seasons for maintaining your yard.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aerate
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Kinship and hierarchy were replaced or augmented by coöperative relationships that individuals entered into voluntarily—covenants, promises, and the economically essential contracts.Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The ample cabinet space in the kitchen is augmented by a large pantry.James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
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Faced with declining resources, staff burnout, and increasing disease outbreaks, the field is being pushed to innovate.Caitlin Rivers, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
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For an additional $1, players can add the Megaplier to potentially increase their winnings outside of the jackpot.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
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While poverty is still very visible in rural areas, Morocco accelerates with its building plans, most notably the Grand Stade Hassan II.Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Butler comeback was accelerated by 7-footer Andre Screen, who tied his career-high with four blocks in the game’s first 18 minutes.Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
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The integration of generative AI marks a significant technological advancement that can dramatically amplify the power of digital twins.William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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It is filled with bias and designed to amplify the 'China threat' narrative only to justify the U.S.'s desire to maintain military supremacy.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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There is a chance, however, that extra games will be added because of how the altercation became prolonged.Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The immediate reason for that is that Benjamin Netanyahu needs to prolong the ghastly war in Gaza to avoid standing trial at home on corruption charges which carry a prison sentence.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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As the key vectors rotate through a sequence of GPUs, they get multiplied by every query vector in turn.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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Were Canada to be join as multiple states, its impact on the Senate would be multiplied, with two senators for each new state.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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While standard mascaras do the trick in lengthening, volumizing, darkening, and separating your lashes, waterproof mascaras are better suited for long-wear and durability.Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
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From this point on, the days will gradually begin to lengthen again.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Dec. 2024
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For those with rounder faces, a fringe can add interest and elongate the face, and bangs can have a softening effect on those with more angular features.Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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The top may be fitted more along this lower silhouette to elongate the body.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Aerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerate. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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