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a chemical used to destroy plants or stop plant growth
An herbicide widely used to control weeds.
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Recent Examples of herbicide
Why This Matters Beyond Your Backyard When families choose these methods over conventional herbicides, the impact extends past property lines.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
The instinct is often to reach for a powerful chemical herbicide, but those products raise real concerns for families, pets and the broader environment.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Organophosphorus is a compound that can be used in fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, and exposure can cause the nervous system to stop working properly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
But other scientists argue that there’s a lack of hard evidence showing glyphosate to be safe, especially following the retraction in November of a landmark study cited by many regulators as proof that the herbicide is not carcinogenic.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
The instinct is often to reach for a powerful chemical herbicide, but those products raise real concerns for families, pets and the broader environment.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Organophosphorus is a compound that can be used in fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, and exposure can cause the nervous system to stop working properly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
But other scientists argue that there’s a lack of hard evidence showing glyphosate to be safe, especially following the retraction in November of a landmark study cited by many regulators as proof that the herbicide is not carcinogenic.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbicide
pesticide
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Washing cannot guarantee produce will be completely rid of pesticide residue.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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Joshua Stamper, speaking for the department under the pesticide management area, said Minnesota has found itself in a predicament of increasing a practice that is looked on as positive, adding acres of cover crops, yet that increase is met with a reliance on a product deemed unsafe.—
Michael Johnson,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Herbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbicide. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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