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ferment

[fur-ment, fer-ment] / ˈfɜr mɛnt, fərˈmɛnt /




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Brazil has suspended the import of dried and fermented cocoa beans from the world's largest producer, Ivory Coast, where the sector is in crisis amid falling exports.

From Barron's

He was sopping wet and covered with foam from the fermenting mash.

From Literature

As of 2025, sales of fermented products, such as sauerkraut and kimchi, have increased as more Americans seek to improve their overall gut health, The Wall Street Journal reported in November.

From Salon

They fermented inside him till they emerged as poetic images and metaphors—“nature, red in tooth and claw.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Using an assembler in Germany, it takes grape juice, ferments it with bacteria which does not produce alcohol, and adds Chinese green tea to offer complexity and tannins.

From Barron's