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Recent Examples of branchlet
The photo of the branchlet tips shows the male pollen cones of cedar, which occur at the tips.
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oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
Only lemon trees require other pruning, to thin out twiggy branchlets so the plant can put more energy into vigorous branches, and to let light into the plant.
—Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
Roth’s weeping fig is a classic example: braided trunk, delicately drooping branchlets, and a dense shock of glossy leaves about 2 inches long .
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
Only lemon trees require other pruning, to thin out twiggy branchlets so the plant can put more energy into vigorous branches, and to let light into the plant.
—Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
Roth’s weeping fig is a classic example: braided trunk, delicately drooping branchlets, and a dense shock of glossy leaves about 2 inches long .
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branchlet
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The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office was barred from revealing a cause of death in the case, but court records made public in February said Celeste’s limbs were severed from her body when she was found.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Agility claims upgraded limbs and advanced end effectors expand Digit’s manipulation range, enabling tasks such as stacking totes, loading carts, and handling varied materials.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In that video, the influencer appears to come across what is seemingly the carcass of an alligator floating in the water and shoots it repeatedly.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The presence of a green shoot doesn't mean your garlic has spoiled or become toxic.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The stream shows a gap and spur pattern, as if something invisible passed through it and disrupted its structure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2026
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Columbine is an early-season bloomer with nectar-rich spurs, giving your garden a head start in spring.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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The professor of fine arts, emeritus, at Aurora University is also inaugural director of AU’s Shingoethe Center, which contains thousands of items detailing the Native American experience, an outgrowth of the collection owned by Aurora residents Herbert and Martha Schingoethe.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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So authentication is an outgrowth of that original interest.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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The islands are home to a very conservative branch of Calvinism which believes deeply in the Sabbath.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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She’s assisted by Dakota (Whitney Peak), the film’s other, younger heroine, who at one point makes her way over a floating rooftop and rickety branches, improvising the acrobatics of survival.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pining for Walkmans and VCRs is, of course, an offshoot of a larger obsession with the not so distant past.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Two decades after Steve Jobs premiered the iPhone, a small but passionate movement — with offshoots in several countries — is rebelling against the omnipresent screen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The twig table in the living room and the set of French folding dining chairs out on the deck were all sourced locally.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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Revisit Madison Bloom’s column Hard Beats, Bondage, and Body Paint: What Went Down at FKA twigs’ New York Eusexua Rave.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Branchlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branchlet. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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