as in to augment
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Recent Examples of aerate
Cool-season grass that stay green need to have the soil aerated and mowed only when the blades reach a certain height.
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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
Turning the pile aerates the compost and helps with the decomposition process.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
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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
Turning the pile aerates the compost and helps with the decomposition process.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 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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The change was stark, as Paramount has been a leader in promoting diversity in Hollywood, championing initiatives to increase representation on-screen through programming as well as behind the scenes, through programs designed to diversify writers, directors and producers.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sucralose increased brain activity in the hypothalamus and feelings of hunger compared to sugar, especially in participants with obesity.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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After the combination mixes and ignites in the combustion chamber, the resulting high-pressure gases produce thrust and eventually accelerate the rocket into the hypersonic realm.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025
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This flywheel is then accelerated even further since Austin is now home to some of the world’s leading investors, like Jim Breyer, the legendary VC who has been on the boards of Dell, Etsy, Facebook, Marvel, Spotify, Wal-Mart, and 21st Century Fox.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These developments undermine traditional verification practices and amplify risks across the payment ecosystem.—
Rochelle Blease,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Trainor’s approachable persona and digital influence amplify the campaign’s appeal, particularly among younger audiences who increasingly drive household purchasing decisions.—
WWD,
WWD,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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By encouraging teams to view AI as an enabler rather than a threat, these leaders multiply their organization’s collective intelligence.—
Harrison Monarth,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Her original following has multiplied to a community of over 199,000 people keeping up with her goals.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Listen to this article The assumption when San Diego State added transfer Hunter Green to the roster is that Green would join the lengthening line of standout Aztecs punters.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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My typical email both starts and ends with expressions of gratitude, not to lengthen the email, but to strengthen the relationship.—
Jay Sullivan,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Supercells are dangerous storms characterized by rotating updrafts that resemble tall storm clouds with anvils or elongated clouds at their tops.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2025
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The 90's and early 2000's aesthetic of the jacket, along with the essence of athleisure and the elongating effect of Jenner's white socks, allowed the sneakers to stand out as the center of attention.—
Teresa Romero Martínez,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Aerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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