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For elegant illumination, Thompson wrapped strands from the trunk to the tip of each bough and then back, repeating the process all the way up.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 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
All the snow resting on their upper boughs began to melt in big wet drops, soaking the dry earth below.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
The space features fragrant evergreen boughs, which Rucci said are supposed to give the illusion of the Northwoods creeping into the alcove.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 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
All the snow resting on their upper boughs began to melt in big wet drops, soaking the dry earth below.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
The space features fragrant evergreen boughs, which Rucci said are supposed to give the illusion of the Northwoods creeping into the alcove.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bough
Noun
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Congress, as the legislative branch, needs to seek bipartisan solutions to some of the major problems facing the United States today.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Ross suffered a cut to his right arm that required 20 stitches, as well as a cut to his left hand that required 13 stitches, according to the affidavit, which includes photos of Ross’s bloody limbs.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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One of the dogs had pressure sores on all of its limbs, indicating inactivity, the detective wrote.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Bough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bough. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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