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as in to propagate
to cause (something, as a seed) to grow
She began by reading up on the best ways to germinate apple seeds.
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Recent Examples of germinate
Better yet, dedicate time to managing your lawn and fewer weeds will germinate in the first place.
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Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
Aimed at supporting independent fashion designers, AZ Academy germinated from the now shuttered AZ Factory fashion brand.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
Would those seeds help germinate a relationship or will budding optimism wilt?
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Periods of warm weather mid-winter can cause seeds to germinate
before spring.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
Aimed at supporting independent fashion designers, AZ Academy germinated from the now shuttered AZ Factory fashion brand.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
Would those seeds help germinate a relationship or will budding optimism wilt?
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Periods of warm weather mid-winter can cause seeds to germinate
before spring.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for germinate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for germinate
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As nations caught between the two superpowers are forced to choose between Chinese or American AI systems, artificial intelligence could emerge as a powerful tool for global influence.Harry Booth, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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View 1 Images From fighting memory decline to warding off some cancers, drinking coffee continues to emerge as a way to improve your health.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2025
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At the time, Facebook was severely criticized for failing to stem the flow of misinformation, including fake news propagated by foreign governments.William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
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These waves then propagate and superpose on top of each other to adjust a robot face’s physical features depending on their reaction.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kangaroo beginnings… and endings Kangaroos evolved from a possum-like ancestor some 20 million years ago.Ari Daniel, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
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Prime Video’s production, tech, and engineering teams visited Tel Aviv, Israel, last year to start the process, which continues to evolve.Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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She’s been invited to sit front row at Saint Laurent, which produced the movie and dressed her for several of her events.Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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Budgets for big releases are ballooning out of control with games like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020) costing up to $700 million to produce.Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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Some chains use these tools to meet growing demand from loyalty members, while others leverage AI to speed up drive-thrus and product production.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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In an interesting echo, there is a growing sense among some Israeli sources that a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities could be on the cards.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Germinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/germinate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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