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ferment

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




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When they ferment sugars, they create tiny outward flowing currents across the wet surface.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

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

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

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025

While I was reading in the flat during the day, I would often place a pint of milk on the windowsill to allow it to ferment.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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