compost

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Recent Examples of compost The resort eliminated plastic long ago, turns food scraps into compost for the organic garden, creates coconut oil from waste and even make charcoal for cooking. Emese MacZko, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Because the Everglades is such a sensitive environment already impacts by water pollution, the tribe is approaching the use of compost carefully, Cypress said. Ashley Miznazi, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025 Porter County compost sites open for the season The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County’s compost sites have all reopened for the season. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025 Residents can fill up on compost Anaheim residents can get free compost for gardens, yards and landscaping during a giveaway from 7 to 10 a.m. (while supplies last) on March 29 at Angel Stadium. Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for compost
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Noun
  • The new seal does not include the village’s year of incorporation, has a different color flame and a different spelling for the Potawatomi word for marsh, Wabskoki, for which Skokie is named.
    Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Catholic Church has very good legal counsel, and its lawyers would have advised it of both the benefits of separate incorporation (limited liability) and the price of that benefit (no unemployment exemption).
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Shein has a unique vertical integration that allows its factories to control all aspects of manufacturing.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The integration of alternative data sources, such as web traffic and app data, could help provide deeper insights into how people’s sentiments are expressed, not just through social media posts but also through other activities.
    Kirill Sagitov, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Because the amounts and absorption of benzene from these products are small, the risk is low.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • According to the new study, the Yarkovsky effect, a subtle force arising from the asteroid's uneven sunlight absorption and re-emission, can cause the space rock to drift inward over long periods, eventually leading to a near-Earth orbit.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The financial heavyweight reported record net profit of 2.3 trillion won ($1.6 billion) in 2024, following the merger of its insurance and securities units.
    Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 16 rebounds and became the sixth player since the ABA/NBA merger to have 60 or more double-doubles for three consecutive seasons, joining Moses Malone, John Stockton, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard.
    Staff and news service reports, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • List's caution about homogenization in scientific inquiry underscores this point: true innovation requires diverse thinking that reaches beyond existing patterns and datasets. 2.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Explaining the taxonomic homogenization in the aftermath of the extinction, the model suggests that certain creatures — mainly mollusks — flourished thanks to the onset of warmer water temperatures.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Love boasts no inherent magic by which these differences may be neatly expunged; each one must be resolved, or left open, in the total concretion of experience.
    Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The museum was interested and asked to keep it to work on it to take off the many layers on concretion on it.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024
Noun
  • And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2025
  • For the North End, that mixture of public and private sector investment doesn’t happen everyday — a bright spot in the eyes of residents pining for a win.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Still, expect both drivers to be in the mix on Sunday.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Neither does the oak, even after almost 25 years, although that small amount of virgin oak barrels in the mix adds a splash of vibrant wood to the flavor profile.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Compost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compost. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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