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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
Nicole MacIas Garibay, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
At the park in Los Angeles, scores of people shared dinner at picnic tables covered with white tablecloths and a display of sprouts, fruit and flowers.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Carrot seeds usually sprout about 14 to 21 days after planting.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Less than a mile from the historic buildings that line Pomona’s downtown square, three acres of land are populated by trees, chickens roam free among vegetable sprouts and butterflies hover over blooming flowers.
—Nicole MacIas Garibay, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
At the park in Los Angeles, scores of people shared dinner at picnic tables covered with white tablecloths and a display of sprouts, fruit and flowers.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Tonight, the spider will continue its lattice; tonight, the crystals will sprout spines, shredding my soft tissues.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Carrot seeds usually sprout about 14 to 21 days after planting.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprout
Noun
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One morning, Amber Lowrey, the sister of a defendant named Savanna Batten, showed up early after dropping her kids off at school.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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And kids were harmed and kids died.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Comments on all of the videos point out inconsistent character designs from scene to scene, including varying faces and extra limbs.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Say yes to experimentation and going out on a limb!—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The ones sold on the market were supposed to be sterile, meaning the seeds in the fruits weren’t supposed to germinate and grow.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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But instead of being destroyed like other intruding pathogens, the spores germinate and multiply.—
Hannah Kinzer,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Families The resort is for adults only (children aged over 16 are welcome).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Others spent decades behind bars, leaving their children without mothers or fathers.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The main set of the Apple TV show’s Venice shoot is the Palazzo del Cinema, where the festival’s upcoming 83rd edition is being reenacted for the show six months in advance.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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The shoot was announced by Screen Queensland in a release quoting the state’s Minister for the Arts, John-Paul Langbroek on how the body’s Production Attraction Strategy (PAS) incentives offering continues to deliver employment and economic benefits for the state.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The bottom of the lineup produced both of Miami’s runs in the second inning, with an Owen Caissie double to left-center field driving in Xavier Edwards and a Javier Sanoja single down the left-field line scoring Caissie.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The American Meteor Society says that there was a notable increase in fireball activity in early 2026, with ten incidents until mid-March producing more than 100 witness reports apiece.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These buds are powerful enough to block out the roar of a plane engine with active noise cancellation that actually adjusts itself based on the seal in your ear.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The park's cherry trees have already begun to blossom, and Billing expects peak bloom — when 75% to 80% of the buds have broken into flower — to arrive by the end of the week.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Weather conditions will be favorable for rapid fire growth.—
Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Its population was not quite 6,000 in 2010, was around 11,500 in 2020 and now is nearly 22,000, growth that caused schools to burst at the seams.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Sprout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprout. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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