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branchlets

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plural of branchlet

as in limbs

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The film delights in its arborial sound effects, twigs cracking and limbs growing alongside other wood-like appendages.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026
Previous research by the researchers documented twitching limbs and moving retinas in another jumping spider species.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of limbs

Noun

Analog solvers like me will just have to imagine shoots sprouting from our papers.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Gómez and Caballero form part of a new generation of producers driving Colombia’s burgeoning film industry, buoyed by film incentives that have boosted international location shoots and local filmmaking.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of shoots

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Van Sickle said 11 member tribes rely on treaty rights to harvest resources such as maple sap, cedar boughs and other forest products, essential for guaranteeing traditional ways of life on indigenous lands.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
The snow crunches under my feet, sifts from trailside pine boughs.

— Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of boughs

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Media coverage of Kreiz’s courtship of Rice is one of the spurs that pushed Netflix to make the move on a hire that will have ripple effects across its expansive film and TV operations.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of spurs

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The three Democrats appeared side by side in a display of unity between two branches of government with a sometimes-prickly relationship.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Foliage grows on branches spreading out in tall canopies, while shrub growth is lower to the ground.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of branches

Noun

Puerto Rico’s main musical export of the last three decades has been reggaeton and its various offshoots, resulting in international success.

— Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
North together, a practice regularly employed by networks in expanding franchises that helps to launch new offshoots and allows for seamless crossovers.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

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