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Recent Examples of bough
Spray the underside of the branches, focusing on the cut ends of the boughs, Hunter says, because that’s where the moisture can be absorbed the fastest.
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Dec. 2025
Saturnalia, in honor of the sun god, Saturn, included decorating homes with evergreen boughs, wreaths and garlands to symbolize renewal.
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Scott Neuman,
NPR,
17 Dec. 2025
Gleaming in the boughs were pearlescent apples.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
For example, forest scents have long been synonymous with winter and its holiday traditions, as Christmas trees, wreaths, and pine boughs signal calm and comfort during a season of rest.
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Paul Nicolaus,
Outside,
22 Nov. 2025
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Dec. 2025
Saturnalia, in honor of the sun god, Saturn, included decorating homes with evergreen boughs, wreaths and garlands to symbolize renewal.
—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
17 Dec. 2025
Gleaming in the boughs were pearlescent apples.
—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
For example, forest scents have long been synonymous with winter and its holiday traditions, as Christmas trees, wreaths, and pine boughs signal calm and comfort during a season of rest.
—
Paul Nicolaus,
Outside,
22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bough
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His family tree branches over a region that now encompasses southern New Mexico, West Texas and Mexico.
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Minimalist aesthetic The effect, from certain angles, is of a building hovering, its decks and living areas suspended among branches.
Noun
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Photos also showed the bees crowding on nearby trees, weighing down on some tree limbs and branches.
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There are also two bear pendants with movable limbs — the $32 Felix and the $52 Frankie.
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“Bough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bough. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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