germinate
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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
It is filled with bacterial spores that, when exposed to nutrients present in compost, germinate and break down the material at the end of its life cycle.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 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
Should the plant become genetically reprogrammed so as to germinate at a time more appropriate to Canada—say, late June—the plant would still be in trouble for other reasons.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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