weeds
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Developed in the 1970s, it has been widely used for decades because it is both highly effective at preventing weeds from growing and, acutely, very safe.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
I went to them to look for the pretty weeds and wildflowers that grew in between the rows of people who lived lives long and short before me.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
I had to really get in the weeds around the question of, What does denial look like on its feet?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
With software and remote cameras attached to his John Deere tractor, he can kill the weeds much more efficiently, a practice every farmer has to do before planting seeds.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Some were neat and tidy and others looked abandoned, with boarded windows and tall weeds growing.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
