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ferment

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




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Most modern artists, famously Picasso, left their home turf for some center of creative ferment, finding their voices there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

Audrey Truschke’s single-volume work makes a bold attempt to capture thousands of years of cultural ferment on the Indian subcontinent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

It is still unknown whether chimpanzees deliberately choose fruits with higher ethanol levels, which tend to be riper and richer in sugar that can ferment.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

Does the party have the means to ferment a counterculture that is agile, tech-savvy, and fashionable?

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025

Methuselah was in a ferment of eagerness as he led his young friend over to the gatehouse.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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