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branchlets

noun

plural of branchlet

as in limbs

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Noun

The morgue set up in a nearby branch of Brooks Brothers that received limbs one at a time.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
Both the lawsuit and prosecutors allege that Burke used a chainsaw to sever Celeste’s limbs in his garage and tried to collect the blood in a kiddie pool.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of limbs

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Taking advantage of the building’s unusual scale and character, the workrooms have also been used for photo and film shoots.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
And their courtship, which White shoots with a sensuous intimacy, begins with some canoodling at a bar, then progresses into an impulsive hookup during a late session at the office.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of shoots

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The researchers observed bends, wiggles, kinks, gaps, branches, spurs and clumps.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
One exhibit brings together the then-future president’s buckskin jacket and pants, his rifle, Tiffany knife, his spurs, and his branding irons.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

Definition of spurs

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The tree still stood, waiting, but no one visited, no one entered the world under her strong branches, her rustling leaves.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Delays have occurred across all branches of the military, but the longest are at Air National Guard bases, which on average are set to hit cleanup milestones more than 30 years later than originally promised.

— Austin Fast, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of branches

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Those seasons were spent in offshoots of the Shanahan-style offense the Raiders are running, including three with the Minnesota Vikings when Kubiak was his position coach and, eventually, his play caller.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Al Qaeda has spawned more than two dozen offshoots threatening governments on three continents, from Europe deep into Africa, and across Asia.

— Robin Wright, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026

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