compost

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Recent Examples of compost If replacing an old rose, remove all the old roots and add organic compost to the planting hole. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026 An annual application of compost serves as an excellent mulch to meet their nutritional needs. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026 Making compost tea is not a good option for the chronically distracted gardener. Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Feb. 2026 The hotel will take all of its coffee grounds from Gavel and vegetable scraps and give it to Charlie Acres to build compost which is turned into animal bedding. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for compost
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Noun
  • Joe’s predates the incorporation of the city in 1915.
    Howard Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
  • As mentioned above, though, warm minimalism is more lenient in this regard, and welcomes the incorporation of personal items that are special or tell a story.
    Erica Puisis, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For those looking for something more immersive, the gardens also hold tea workshops that focus on tea blending and fine honing your tea sensory skills.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
  • As regulatory scrutiny increases across fashion and luxury — particularly around material claims and greenwashing, undeclared textile blending and counterfeiting — brands face rising financial and reputational risks.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The February edition of the trade show also marked the integration of the Linexpo showcase dedicated to lingerie, hosiery, swimwear, loungewear and accessories.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The integration never launched, so no Ring customer videos were ever sent to Flock.
    Kevin Collier, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That absorption can lead to deeper staining and long-term deterioration.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Their kids, meanwhile — teenage Ída and twin boys Grímur and Þorgils (the trio played by director Pálmason’s own children) — exhibit a healthy absorption of the circumstances, meeting moments of togetherness with plenty of humor and spirit.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee amended the bill to include language from House Bill 1141, which would make commingling of a committee with personal funds up to $50,000 a Class A misdemeanor.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • As the music becomes Fatima Al Qaddiri’s score, with its clever commingling of modern and classical elements, these grittier images segue seamlessly into our introduction to Meursault, who is being thrown into prison.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But a rare bird spotted in Texas suggests there's more ornithological intermingling than previously thought.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Throughout the gardens, the pockets of water features, which symbolically flow together to represent the intermingling of cultures, are filled with swimming koi fish, or Japanese carp, spotted with bright orange patches.
    Cemile Kavountzis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • With the Oscars just weeks away on March 15, the long-running gathering — a ritual dating to 1982 and returning this year after being canceled in 2025 because of the Los Angeles County wildfires — offered the nominees a welcome stretch of easygoing mingling, largely free of competition.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Such was the case on Friday night, when music industry movers and shakers took over the storied Sunset Tower Hotel’s Terrace Room for an EPIC Records and Hennessy pre-Grammys party, dancing and mingling until the wee hours.
    Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The merger has been successful thus far, Wales said, and Senate Bill 270 would allow the same kind of success statewide.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The record-setting transaction is the largest merger of all time and values SpaceX at $1 trillion and xAI at $250 billion, according to documents viewed by CNBC.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Compost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compost. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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