1
: wearing spurs
2
: having one or more spurs
a spurred violet
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That cute little baby green iguana will soon be more than 5 feet long, and that golf ball-sized spurred tortoise will eventually tip the scales at more than 100 pounds.
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Samantha Winegarner, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
The unusual, spurred flowers appear in late spring to early summer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
The spurred flowers, in an array of sunset hues, zing up salads and soups with their uniquely peppery flavor.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
While this also made headlines and spurred indignation, AI’s environmental impacts are still far from being common knowledge.
—Sasha Luccioni, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
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Samantha Winegarner, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
The unusual, spurred flowers appear in late spring to early summer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
The spurred flowers, in an array of sunset hues, zing up salads and soups with their uniquely peppery flavor.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
While this also made headlines and spurred indignation, AI’s environmental impacts are still far from being common knowledge.
—Sasha Luccioni, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Spurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurred. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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spurred
adjective1
: wearing spurs
2
: having one or more spurs
a spurred violet
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