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Recent Examples of aerate
Then it’s rinsed, milled, aerated, and finally passed through a machine that cuts the resulting masa dough into perfect tortillas and griddles them.
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Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Cool-season grass that stay green need to have the soil aerated and mowed only when the blades reach a certain height.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Hawkins is especially fond of Riedel’s Magnum decanters, which accommodate magnum-size bottles but offer extra room for standard 750-ml bottles to aerate more effectively.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Turning compost piles during the warmer months aerates the compost and helps organic matter break down faster.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2024
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Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Cool-season grass that stay green need to have the soil aerated and mowed only when the blades reach a certain height.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Hawkins is especially fond of Riedel’s Magnum decanters, which accommodate magnum-size bottles but offer extra room for standard 750-ml bottles to aerate more effectively.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Turning compost piles during the warmer months aerates the compost and helps organic matter break down faster.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aerate
Verb
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The rubber match has augmented stakes in a Tournament field with increasing parity.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Attention also could be paid to dismantling foreign anticompetitive market distortions, in order to augment the benefits achieved through the Task Force.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That reticence could conceivably involve suppressing concerns about how the U.S. military’s increasing involvement in domestic missions is placing strains on resources and readiness.—
Risa Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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Fortunately, a new moon will rise on April 27; therefore, resulting in dark skies and increasing the chance of visibility.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Business leaders obtain the necessary insights to reduce carbon and material usage, accelerate CSRD compliance, and accurately measure the financial and sustainability impact of their decisions.—
Sophia Mendelsohn,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs Wednesday affecting all U.S. trading partners and imports, plowing ahead on a risky economic strategy that promises to further accelerate a global trade war and raise anxieties about higher consumer prices at home.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Media outlets questioned the statements of Southern officials but generally accepted, or even amplified, the positions of officials who denied similar problems in cities like New York, Boston, and Chicago.—
Made by History,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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Everything, an initiative that highlights the city’s cultural impact; and Brandon Butler, CEO of Butter ATL, a media platform amplifying Atlanta’s voice in digital storytelling.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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These developments have unjustifiably prolonged this investigation and raise questions about the actual purpose of the proceeding.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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Rabinowitz and other experts say both Republicans and Democrats are undermining Housing First by criminalizing homelessness and conducting encampment sweeps that hinder the ability of front-line workers to get people into housing and services, prolonging their homelessness.—
Angela Hart,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The best employees will be those who master this skill, significantly multiplying their productivity.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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And while guests are asked to give just one hour of their time, Fiji is betting on the collective power of that time, multiplied by the million visitors to its shores.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Mocs lengthened that to 10 with 7:33 remaining.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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But, again, holding onto this frustration may only lengthen the process.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Whistler elongates the fashionable figures into letter openers, and life into a series of dinner invitations to be sliced open.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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So, a Super Bowl champion seeking to elongate its golden era will want to afford itself the luxury of options with a strong hit rate on rookies who’ll play under affordable contracts.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Aerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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