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Recent Examples of fungicide
The substances span a wide range of uses, from flame retardants and fungicides to insecticides and plastic additives.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Even though fungicide applications may be beneficial, fungicides offer only some protection and can’t cure scab.
—Tom W. Allen, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
Apply Azoxystrobin turf fungicide to stop it.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Biologist Moncef Mrabet led a trial in which a fava bean endophyte bested a commercial fungicide in protecting potatoes from disease, and other trials have focused on bananas, clover, lettuce, and other crops.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Even though fungicide applications may be beneficial, fungicides offer only some protection and can’t cure scab.
—Tom W. Allen, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
Apply Azoxystrobin turf fungicide to stop it.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Biologist Moncef Mrabet led a trial in which a fava bean endophyte bested a commercial fungicide in protecting potatoes from disease, and other trials have focused on bananas, clover, lettuce, and other crops.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fungicide
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Many of the herbicides are the same ones being used by lawn spray services.—
Tom Macklin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Together, these systems are intended to help farmers reduce dependence on manual labor and chemical herbicides while maintaining or improving crop yields.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the 1960s, widespread concerns about the environmental effects of pesticides like DDT boosted interest in organic farming.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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These may include tobacco smoke and certain chemicals that can mimic estrogen, such as compounds found in some plastics and pesticides.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The pest control company must utilize a multi-pronged approach, which may include bed bug monitoring devices, mattress encasements, steaming, vacuuming, and insecticide applications in the form of sprays, aerosols, insecticidal dusts, and desiccant dusts, says Miller.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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Some insecticide ingredients might contaminate the flowers and risk pollinator harm, even weeks or months after their application.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the 1970s, Claudia Miller, an allergist and environmental scientist, was studying how toxicants affect people in industrial settings and began noticing strange symptoms emerging after certain kinds of chemical exposures.—
Kate Raphael,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Then, using a simulation, the team found that the warmth and weight of the sleeping child could increase the off-gassing of the toxicants.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to a news release, Enviro-Master uses a non-toxic, non-corrosive and food-safe germicide that's dispensed from an electrostatic sprayer, basically the equivalent of a proton pack for germs.—
Slone Terranella,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Dec. 2020
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“Fungicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fungicide. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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