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Recent Examples of bough
If the fates allow / Hang a shining star upon the highest bough / And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Take a stroll through Condé Nast’s halls, where staffers draw inspiration from the spring/summer 2025 collections and replace boughs of holly with knickknacks and doodads dangling from their everyday bags.
—Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
And yes, while the ever-present joyful music, bright lights, pine boughs, discounts and holiday events make people want to shop this time of year, marketing messages are also key to these sales.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Some of its biggest perks are its voluminous boughs and lack of maintenance, like cleaning up needles and replacing bulbs.
—Melissa Epifano, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Take a stroll through Condé Nast’s halls, where staffers draw inspiration from the spring/summer 2025 collections and replace boughs of holly with knickknacks and doodads dangling from their everyday bags.
—Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
And yes, while the ever-present joyful music, bright lights, pine boughs, discounts and holiday events make people want to shop this time of year, marketing messages are also key to these sales.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Some of its biggest perks are its voluminous boughs and lack of maintenance, like cleaning up needles and replacing bulbs.
—Melissa Epifano, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bough
Noun
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The pair sits on the same branch, looking around and scratching.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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Taylor Nation, an official branch of the pop superstar’s marketing team, posted a series of photos from the Eras Tour where Swift is perhaps not-so-coincidentally wearing orange in every shot.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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No, wait— a few flakes come dusting down, where one limb shakes.—
David Baker,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Bough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bough. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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