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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
he earned the admiration of the neighborhood sprouts when he showed them how to make a slingshot
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Recent Examples of sprout
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
Add Brussels sprouts, sweet potato and onion to the skillet.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Burls store nutrients and water and, most importantly, provide a bank of genetic material that can sprout into new trees.
—Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Brassicas like Brussels sprouts taste sweeter and mellower after a frost.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
Add Brussels sprouts, sweet potato and onion to the skillet.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Radishes…tiny seeds to handle, but can sprout in three days and be harvested in 21 days.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Burls store nutrients and water and, most importantly, provide a bank of genetic material that can sprout into new trees.
—Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprout
Noun
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The kids' club received an overhaul in 2018.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Proving that moms will do anything for their kids, Kim Kardashian joined North to dress up as her favorite TikTok stars, Jay Guapõ and Pink Cardigan.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wind speeds could be comparable to those of a tropical storm, strong enough to break tree limbs, cause trees to fall, and blow around unsecured objects, National Weather Service (NWS) lead meteorologist Matt Mehle told .—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In many areas, fall is also a great time for sowing overwintering seeds of half-hardy annuals like calendula and nigella that need a winter chilling period (stratification) to germinate.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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Keep the soil surface moist when germinating seeds, but reduce watering after parsley sprouts and grows a few leaves.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Under the public trees, children ran exultantly between cars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The document stated that the payment of the funding would be staggered and tied to different stages of the project such as the official announcement of it filming in Madrid, the start of shoot, and its premiere in a major festival.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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The producers are eyeing a shoot in Northern Ireland and Ireland in spring 2026.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This episode was produced by Michelle Aslam and edited by Liana Simstrom and Irene Noguchi.—
Sarah McCammon,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Even weaker storms can produce excessive rainfall that can flood low-lying areas.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Just don't cut these hydrangeas back to the ground, because severe pruning will remove new buds that have formed on the old wood.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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With 8 hours of battery on a single charge and the case giving you 30 hours total, these buds are built to keep up with your entire week.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These incremental steps have helped the coffee chain stem a sales decline in China since earlier this year, with comparable sales returning to growth in the past two quarters.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the short run, that can put a pinch on job growth.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Sprout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprout. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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