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a chemical used to destroy plants or stop plant growth
An herbicide widely used to control weeds.
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Recent Examples of herbicide
Once they’re gone, the park staff will have homework to do, spraying herbicides, removing stumps and trying to make sure the invasive species don’t grow back.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Has Gotten More Eco-Friendly Turf eliminates the need for fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, allowing fewer harmful chemicals in the environment.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
What about all the pesticides and herbicides and hormones and antibiotics and bioengineering in conventional foods?
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: The company, which disputes that Round-Up is linked to cancer and plans to appeal the decision, has faced more than 170,000 product safety lawsuits related to the herbicide's safety, the AP reports.
—Axios Atlanta, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Has Gotten More Eco-Friendly Turf eliminates the need for fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, allowing fewer harmful chemicals in the environment.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
What about all the pesticides and herbicides and hormones and antibiotics and bioengineering in conventional foods?
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: The company, which disputes that Round-Up is linked to cancer and plans to appeal the decision, has faced more than 170,000 product safety lawsuits related to the herbicide's safety, the AP reports.
—Axios Atlanta, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbicide
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The species was on the endangered list for nearly four decades – from 1970 to 2009 – because of exposure to the pesticide DDT, and they’re still protected.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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State lawmakers in Georgia and North Dakota have passed bills that would protect pesticide manufacturers from the same kind of legal liability that held Bayer responsible for Barnes’ cancer.—
John Klar,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Herbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbicide. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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