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branchlets

noun

plural of branchlet
as in limbs

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  1. limbs
  2. shoots
  3. boughs
  4. spurs
  5. branches
  6. offshoots
Noun
  • Males then use dedicated limbs called ovigers to grab the eggs, glue them to their own legs using secretions, then rear them on their own.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Northeast winds of 30 to 40 mph could produce gusts of up to 50 mph, bringing down tree limbs, causing isolated power outages and making travel difficult, particularly for high-profile vehicles.
    — Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of limbs
Noun
  • In fact, the show shoots in Toronto, which happens to be where Innanen attended university.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • For 2025, the Madrid municipal office disclosed that feature film shoots set a new record of 71, handily exceeding the previous high of 47 set in 2022.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of shoots
Noun
  • The snow crunches under my feet, sifts from trailside pine boughs.
    — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
  • One jumper is famous for having smothered miles of flames with his jacket; in Alaska, jumpers have used spruce boughs and burlap bags filled with moss.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of boughs
Noun
  • Plus, according to the brand, podiatrists recommend them for people with plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, and other common foot, ankle, and knee issues.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
  • It’s called the Golden Spurs Award — given annually to the Campbell family member who shoots the turkey with the biggest spurs.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of spurs
Noun
  • Grab some pruning shears and tidy up any branches that jut out of place or block pathways and important sightlines.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Taylor represents one of the many branches that’s continually sprouting from the Nick Saban coaching tree, having worked under the legendary coach at Alabama as a graduate assistant from 2007 to 2008.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of branches
Noun
  • Al Jazeera gave a prime-time slot to Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who was widely regarded as the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, an influential Islamist group with offshoots around the world—including Hamas.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no end to the constant stream of offshoots, including doomgaze, grunge-gaze, twang-gaze, and surf-gaze.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of offshoots
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“Branchlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branchlets. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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