germinate

Example Sentences

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Jumping straight into a list of major to-dos would leave little time for ideas to germinate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

And getting certification is a rigorous, costly process, as seeds need to be tested in a laboratory for their purity and things like how well they germinate.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

For instance, certain types of organic molecules formed in soil during fires are needed for many seeds to germinate.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2024

Across California and Arizona, there are stretches of desert that can quickly transform into dense fields of wildflowers, since seeds lie dormant in the soil and then germinate and blossom at around the same time.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

But there is a danger point beyond that, because the seeds I have are already two years old, and next year they will be three, and each year fewer of them will germinate.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien