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Pests Sweet corn is commonly susceptible to pests such as corn earworms, flea beetles, and European corn borers.
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
If corn prices spike, then feeding cattle becomes more expensive for many farmers.
—Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Biomass energy includes the burning of wood, human and animal waste, and agricultural crops for heat and electricity and the converting of such crops as corn and soybeans into liquid biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The yellow and white corn shells will be available, as will be the original taco seasoning.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
If corn prices spike, then feeding cattle becomes more expensive for many farmers.
—Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Biomass energy includes the burning of wood, human and animal waste, and agricultural crops for heat and electricity and the converting of such crops as corn and soybeans into liquid biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The yellow and white corn shells will be available, as will be the original taco seasoning.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corn
sludge
Noun
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The second is a 100-day sludge line that will poison the reserves oil-hungry nations are racing to drain.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The smog season regularly did a number on our mile-high mountains, wrapping them in a brown cloak of invisibility until wind and rain swept the sludge away.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corn. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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