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as in to propagate
to cause (something, as a seed) to grow
She began by reading up on the best ways to germinate apple seeds.
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Recent Examples of germinate
That was a surprisingly fertile base for germinating Kiri.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
On Thursday, Walker was working on germinating pepper seeds in compostable egg cartons.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 21 Nov. 2025
Once the hormone levels hit their target levels, the seed is ready to germinate.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
Of those, almost 90% were able to germinate again in a lab on Earth.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Nov. 2025
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The successful test helps to advance the technology to address emerging threats.—
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Some polls have skewed somewhat favorably for Hilton in the governor’s race, where a solid frontrunner has yet to emerge.—
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Stevia seeds are difficult to germinate, but starter plants are readily available over the Internet and they are easily propagated from shoot cuttings.—
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If your plants have already become noticeably bent and rotating their pots doesn’t correct it, support their stems with stakes or cages, or cut the unruly stems and use them to propagate the plants.—
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Continuing to pursue her passion for content creation also meant evolving her output to reflect her new reality.—
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Originally a working-class neighborhood of Polish immigrants who raised goats in their yards—leading to the nickname Goat Prairie and later Bucktown—this Chicago enclave has evolved into a mix of independent boutiques and restaurants with a dynamic urban feel.—
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However, the process of producing HBM memory is much more demanding than that for memory used in most consumer electronics.—
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China produces around 60 to 70% of the world’s rare earths, and processes nearly 90% of it.—
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As Piper's YouTube following grew, Tiffany began inviting aspiring child actors to join her daughter on camera reportedly in an attempt to make a kid version of Friends.—
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Our family lives in a smaller community served by two large and growing public school districts.—
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“Germinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/germinate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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