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Recent Examples of aerate
Another effective management tactic is to aerate and top dress the lawn.
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Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
Aviles recommends loosening the soil by hand or raking it with a garden claw to aerate it.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
Your lawn provides several cues about when to aerate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Aeration and filtration unit While standard pour-and-serve decanters rely on their surface areas to aerate your wine, some decanters include separate aeration and filtration units to speed up the process.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
Aviles recommends loosening the soil by hand or raking it with a garden claw to aerate it.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
Your lawn provides several cues about when to aerate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Aeration and filtration unit While standard pour-and-serve decanters rely on their surface areas to aerate your wine, some decanters include separate aeration and filtration units to speed up the process.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aerate
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Fortifier, a product tailored to preemies, is meant to augment mother’s milk when babies are born prematurely and a mother’s milk alone doesn’t deliver enough nutrition.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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And the bullpen highlighted by Carlos Estevez and Lucas Erceg augmented by the addition of Matt Strahm figures to give them an advantage in putting away games.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Farmers had hoped to compensate for last year's losses, when farm bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row.—
Lana Zak,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The goal is to complete the project ahead of the FIFA World Cup, when traffic and pedestrian activity are expected to increase downtown.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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At the height of the pandemic — when learning loss was accelerating and reading gaps were widening — the approval process was estimated to take six months to a year.—
Daniel L Gordon,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the long term, the supply shock may accelerate nuclear restarts and electric vehicle adoption faster than years of climate policy ever managed.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Parabens Parabens are chemical preservatives that help prolong the shelf life of deodorants and other skincare products by preventing mold and bacterial growth.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Deadheading keeps the plant neat and prolongs its blooming period.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2026
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The weekslong deadly and escalating conflict in the Middle East has amplified those fears.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Low trust in our government tends to amplify feelings that our system is unstable.—
Dr. Howard A. Selinger,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Kremlin’s economic woes are multiplying with its years-long war, which has added to government debt and dampened business investment.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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D’Orsay flats lengthen the silhouette with a crisp line, while Mary Janes introduce a contemporary nuance and slingbacks finish off an outfit with polish.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
29 Mar. 2026
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Detention stays are lengthening in part because of the administration's decision last summer to restrict bond hearings in immigration court.—
Martin Kaste,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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Its minimalist silhouette fits naturally under straight-leg jeans to create a clean line that elongates the figure.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were deployed to 14 airports on Monday to aid TSA agents amid the partial government shutdown that has elongated security lines across the country.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Aerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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