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Recent Examples of fertilizer
This is because of the land, water and fertilizer required to grow cotton, the energy needed to process cotton into yarn, and the fact that most cotton bags are shipped from China or India.
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Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
An educational 25-minute riverboat cruise also runs further up the Weeki Wachee river and teaches visitors about native plants and animals, and the environmental threats to the springs (like fertilizer runoff from golf courses).
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
While 10-10-10 is a balanced or general-purpose fertilizer, its uses are no different from those of other fertilizers with the same ratio.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
Farmers saw it as a supercharged fertilizer, while chemists viewed it as the lifeblood of black powder.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
An educational 25-minute riverboat cruise also runs further up the Weeki Wachee river and teaches visitors about native plants and animals, and the environmental threats to the springs (like fertilizer runoff from golf courses).
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
While 10-10-10 is a balanced or general-purpose fertilizer, its uses are no different from those of other fertilizers with the same ratio.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
Farmers saw it as a supercharged fertilizer, while chemists viewed it as the lifeblood of black powder.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilizer
Noun
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Examples of organic lawn fertilizers include cottonseed meal, seaweed, bone meal, blood meal, and various animal manures.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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An egg farm that houses 7.5 million hens generates hundreds of millions of pounds of manure each year.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Add a few tablespoons of the dressing plus a few pinches of flaky salt and toss to coat.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2025
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And as Gen Z grows increasingly conscious of climate anxiety, this style of low-impact dressing may begin to resonate far beyond a momentary meme.—
Zoe Bayliss Wong,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is especially true of non-heme iron found in plant foods such as nuts, whole grains, and leafy greens, says Rhian.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
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Legumes Legumes are plant foods that include beans, lentils, and peas.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Fertilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilizer. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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