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Spray the underside of the branches, focusing on the cut ends of the boughs, Hunter says, because that’s where the moisture can be absorbed the fastest.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
Saturnalia, in honor of the sun god, Saturn, included decorating homes with evergreen boughs, wreaths and garlands to symbolize renewal.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
Gleaming in the boughs were pearlescent apples.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 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
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
Saturnalia, in honor of the sun god, Saturn, included decorating homes with evergreen boughs, wreaths and garlands to symbolize renewal.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
Gleaming in the boughs were pearlescent apples.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bough
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Early in The Hill, Harriet Clark’s extraordinary debut novel, the narrator, nine-year-old Suzanna, is let out of the car at an unfamiliar bank branch by Sylvie, her grandmother.—
Laura Miller,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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Also, take a few minutes to pick up debris on the lawn—branches, rocks, and anything that might damage the blades—before your mow.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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The primary concern locally will be strong to damaging straight line winds capable of bringing down tree limbs and causing isolated power outages.—
Eric Fisher,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Branching is when an eaglet perches on the limb of a tree, and is an important developmental stage that usually occurs when chicks hit 9 weeks old.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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“Bough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bough. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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