as in branches
a major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant
a tree bough fell on my car during the windstorm
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Recent Examples of boughs
The ceremonial fire, circled by cedar boughs, opened to the east where guests entered to offer prayer by sprinkling tobacco, sage, white cedar and sweetgrass to be burned.
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Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boughs
Noun
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What about those snakes and spiders and overhanging branches?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Researchers also pinpointed the dam's age to a very slim 10-year margin, thanks to twigs and branches that were embedded in the dam's mortar.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your limbs are left smooth, hairless, and with little-to-no wax left behind.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Charring that consistently appeared in specific locations on the bodies — on the elbows, the front of the skull and the lower limbs — provided intriguing clues.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Boughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boughs. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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