aerate

Being able to banter about blade height and the best time to aerate also gains you access to an office subculture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The water vole is often described as an "ecosystem engineer" or a "mini-beaver" by conservationists, as they dig burrows through watercourses and help aerate the soil.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

Equipment installed at various points along contaminated creeks to aerate the water ended up releasing chemicals into the air.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024

A keystone species, bears are known to till and aerate soil as they search for potato-like roots like Alpine sweetvetch, munch on berries, and later deposit the seeds through their scat.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2023

In general the effect of all this habitation of the soil is to aerate it and improve both its drainage and the penetration of water throughout the layers of plant growth.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Shaking liquids with one-inch cubes, for example, aerates the alcohol and emphasizes subtle flavors, and it can also produce thick foams necessary for drinks such as the whisky sour.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 17, 2023

Before it sends the sewage back into the closest river, the plant aerates the wastewater.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2021

Start by whisking your dry ingredients together — this not only combines them, it aerates them.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2021

But it aerates what’s already been well-trod, offering an alternately pitiless and tenderhearted lens on such hardy themes as character, filial loyalty and American progress at its most naive and voraciously destructive.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2018

Baking powder crust must not stand—the gas which aerates it begins forming and escaping the minute it is wet up.

From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by Martha McCulloch-Williams

Other artefacts include an empty bottle of Armstrong and Dickie stout, likely produced at the former aerated waterworks site at the nearby Whitesands.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

X, Instagram, and Truth Social reduce complexities once aerated in newspaper articles into media morsels.

From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026

For decades, Wylie Dufresne worked at the cutting edge of haute cuisine, dreaming up high-concept dishes like deconstructed eggs Benedict or cubes of aerated foie gras.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

Not just in looks — though a frosting should be aerated and smooth, with enough firmness to hold shape — but also in taste.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025

Well after midnight, a magnificent high tide arrives, the largest waves smashing against the bases of the ramparts, the sea green and aerated and networked with seething rafts of moonlit foam.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Their wide spreading roots help to loosen soil, aerating the earth and reducing erosion.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 2, 2023

“More sampling is needed,” Rusyn says, especially because crews working on clean-up efforts will continue excavating contaminated soil and aerating the water in local streams to extract chemicals.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 24, 2023

It’s the result of what naturalists call stemflow mixing: the aerating rush of water down the tree.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023

The opposite technique is employed if a drink does not call for those ingredients — you stir to avoid aerating.

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2023

Their mound-building activities serve a useful purpose in aerating and draining the soil.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson