fertilize

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Recent Examples of fertilize Fertilizer When grown in its native regions, mountain mint typically doesn’t need to be fertilized. Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025 By making the uterine environment inhospitable to sperm, the copper IUD effectively prevents sperm from fertilizing an egg.1 How Long Your IUD Lasts How long an IUD lasts depends on the type (hormonal vs. non-hormonal) and the brand. Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025 Find your cactus a spot in a bright location or filtered sun, moisten when the surface soil begins to dry and fertilize monthly, March through September, to have a plant in bloom next year. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025 These corals were grown using a process called coral seeding, which involves fertilizing coral spawn in labs to produce genetically diverse larvae. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fertilize 
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Verb
  • Instead, this administration plans to focus on consolidating power, enriching themselves, and rewarding billionaire donors like Musk, who exemplify the MAGA oligarchy.
    Laura Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
  • To further enrich the guest experience, Terra Palm Springs offers complimentary weekend programming, including group fitness classes, meditation sessions, and sound baths.
    Caroline Tell, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • The Arsenal hierarchy recognise there is some urgency to the situation, and are actively seeking to augment Arteta’s attacking options between now and the February 3 deadline.
    James McNicholas, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The military has been deployed in this role for years, and President Biden relied on the same emergency authority to augment their numbers.
    Elizabeth Goitein, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • These troops will supplement National Guard forces currently deployed at the border to support the Department of Homeland Security.
    Elizabeth Goitein, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The team then supplemented that information by analyzing their droppings to better understand how their hormone levels changed over time.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • Milk can be fortified with up to 84 IU of vitamin D per 100 grams, according to the Food and Drug Administration's website.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Vistra has been fortifying their nuclear power generation capability including a $3.2 billion dollar deal to acquire a 15% stake in a subsidiary firm, Vistra Vision.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • Notably, first lady Melania Trump accompanied the president to reinforce a meaningfulness to the trip.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Yet each step of my journey—from the subzero climate of my youth to the vibrant entrepreneurial landscape of Silicon Valley—has only reinforced my belief that, with vision and determination, technology can open doors most people never knew existed.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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  • The Old Testament story of the scapegoat—a goat burdened by human sins and exiled into the wilderness in order to purify the community—inspired Hepburn Ferrer’s latest body of work.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Clay ingredients like kaolin or bentonite can help minimize the appearance of whiteheads by purifying the skin and reducing oiliness.11 Non-Comedogenic Products Choose skincare and makeup products labeled as non-comedogenic, meaning they are formulated not to clog pores.
    William Truswell, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • The dogs, who live in Austin, Texas, have since strengthened their bond, with their TikTok account filled with videos of the dogs playing, napping and going on adventures together.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
  • This mandate also involves building and strengthening public health laboratories to watch out for disease trends as well as guide containment efforts.
    Simar Bajaj, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • And our change needs to continuously reenforce a fluid future.
    Paige Francis, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Access to art, child development interactions, free resources for pre-education, hands-on activities - all of these offerings compliment and reenforce our future leaders and customers.
    Paige Francis, Forbes, 20 June 2022

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“Fertilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilize. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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