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Recent Examples of fertilize
Fertilizer When grown in its native regions, mountain mint typically doesn’t need to be fertilized.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilize
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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
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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 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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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
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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
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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
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In response, the government, with UNICEF support, began providing school meals to public school students containing more protein, fruits and vegetables, and rice fortified with essential vitamins and nutrients, along with iron and folic acid supplements.—
UNICEF USA,
Forbes,
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
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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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You’re left with skin that feels comfortable, purified, and protected, as if wrapped in an invisible shield against daily environmental damage.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 Jan. 2025
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By Clara Harter Los Angeles Times As buildings and brush continue to smolder in Los Angeles, a toxic soup of smoke, chemicals and particulate matter is being spread across the region by gusty winds, prompting a surge in interest in air purifying devices.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Do these exercises to help stretch and strengthen your hands, wrists, forearms and elbows.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
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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
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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 2 Feb. 2025.
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