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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
Food safety is in the news The Consumer Reports investigation also comes on the heels of news that a group found the presence of heavy metals and the herbicide glyphosate in Girl Scout cookies.
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
And pre or post-emergent herbicides can be applied the following spring, as grasses are already established.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Agricultural workers have a particularly high rate of blood cancer diagnosis due to their constant exposure to synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and fungicides.
—Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
All of the cookie samples were also positive for high levels of glyphosate, an herbicide typically used to kill weeds, the groups said.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
And pre or post-emergent herbicides can be applied the following spring, as grasses are already established.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Agricultural workers have a particularly high rate of blood cancer diagnosis due to their constant exposure to synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and fungicides.
—Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
All of the cookie samples were also positive for high levels of glyphosate, an herbicide typically used to kill weeds, the groups said.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for herbicide
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“Herbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbicide. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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