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Recent Examples of bough
Within a few decades, those trees will have grown pretty big, and the forest will look much like a forest once again, with birds singing among the shade of the boughs.
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Ethan Freedman, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2025
Finally, the adult male made his way down to the elbow of a descending bough to survey us.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Hollywood's biggest names decked the halls with boughs of holly and enjoyed the Christmas holiday on Wednesday.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
If the fates allow / Hang a shining star upon the highest bough / And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ethan Freedman, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2025
Finally, the adult male made his way down to the elbow of a descending bough to survey us.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Hollywood's biggest names decked the halls with boughs of holly and enjoyed the Christmas holiday on Wednesday.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
If the fates allow / Hang a shining star upon the highest bough / And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bough
Noun
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Outside the home, keep tree branches pruned, and as far away from the house as possible.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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This holds true no matter which branch of government Democrats control at the time.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To relieve the burning pain, people plunge the affected limb in streams or ponds, triggering the release of thousands of larvae and contaminating the water source.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Well, pick up that limb and use it as a weapon to hit enemies.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Bough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bough. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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