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a chemical that is used to kill animals or insects that damage plants or crops
The family farm has gradually moved away from the use of pesticides.
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Recent Examples of pesticide
Paige and Alex’s investigation into California’s legal weed found alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products available on dispensary shelves across the state.
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Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Among them: pesticides flowing from nearby farms, heavy metals like mercury and arsenic and chemicals like PFAS (a.k.a.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
John Deere also plans to release driverless tractors that can spray nut orchards with pesticides, growth regulators, and nutrients for the trees.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 6 Jan. 2025
Sprayers are used to apply pesticides, growth regulators, and nutrients to ensure a healthy crop.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
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Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Among them: pesticides flowing from nearby farms, heavy metals like mercury and arsenic and chemicals like PFAS (a.k.a.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
John Deere also plans to release driverless tractors that can spray nut orchards with pesticides, growth regulators, and nutrients for the trees.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 6 Jan. 2025
Sprayers are used to apply pesticides, growth regulators, and nutrients to ensure a healthy crop.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for pesticide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pesticide
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Young southern Africans like Estância grew up not with the injustice of colonialism, but with the poisons of poverty and corruption that followed it.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who eats death cap mushrooms may fall ill, then appear to recover, but the poison can then cause liver failure or death, officials said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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Nonetheless, the researchers also acknowledged that realizing such goals will be complex, as U.S. regulators typically consider risks associated with individual toxicants, rather than the complex mixtures that exist in wastewater.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
6 Jan. 2025
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Testing water around Luke Air Force Base started in 2019 after the area’s water supply showed high levels of toxicants.—
Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
4 June 2024
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Rodenticides and insecticides are extremely harmful if pets ingest them directly or eat affected pests.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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The carcinogenic insecticide did not show up in a single unregulated product.—
Paige St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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The American Kennel Club advises to thoroughly wash the strawberries to remove any pesticides or herbicides.—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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Healthy soil has microorganisms and fungi that help plants grow and thrive but using herbicides has the opposite effect.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2024
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Primary care physicians and urologists—specialists in urinary tract health and diseases affecting the reproductive system—typically conduct an evaluation and make a diagnosis.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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The cobra, once a symbol of nature’s awe-inspiring grandeur, became a casualty of war, its life ended not by natural predators or disease, but by humanity’s conflict.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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To raise healthy plants, conventional horticulture banked on the intensive use of chemicals such as fungicides to ward off all kinds of diseases.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Oct. 2024
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Although the dangers of fungicides are still being studied, they are linked to developmental delays in children and hormonal disruptions in adults.—
Todd A. Price,
The Tennessean,
5 Apr. 2024
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Snake venoms are made up of many different toxins mixed together.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
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Snake venoms typically contain a wide variety of toxins, and these experiments only targeted two of them.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
15 Jan. 2025
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This strategy has amplified his visibility but has also drawn criticism for aligning with internet personalities accused of toxic and, for some, abusive behaviors.—
Kia Turner,
refinery29.com,
28 Nov. 2024
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Fipronil is also high toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Nov. 2024
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pesticide. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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