branchlets

plural of branchlet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for branchlets
Noun
  • Trees that remain standing lose their leaves and big limbs, and that trauma shows in their rings.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Seventeen minutes in and Colombia has its best shot as Córdoba springs the counter and runs through from the right and shoots to the far post, but Diogo Costa dives low to deflect it out to the corner.
    NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • How to Prevent It from Coming Back Persistence is key, as the tree of heaven can continue producing small shoots and trees long after the main stem is removed.
    Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • There is something magical about the trees—tourists travel miles to stand under their twisted boughs.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The day was otherwise cheerful; sunshine dappled through evergreen boughs.
    Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But aside from gifting Zane with spurs, Beth’s more or less a spectator through all of the Jackson family drama.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • Yeezy works into the evening, hacking at jagged spurs of plastic and tapping away with a special brass gunsmith’s hammer.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Photos also showed the bees crowding on nearby trees, weighing down on some tree limbs and branches.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • Prune indeterminate tomatoes by removing the suckers, the small shoots between the main stem and side branches.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Many rebel groups are offshoots of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, which had been fighting to overthrow the government since the 1960s and had been the country's largest guerrilla organization.
    John Otis, NPR, 21 June 2026
  • Cincinnati's storms will be offshoots of stronger storms in central Indiana that could cause tornadoes, hail and 75-plus mph winds, meteorologist John Franks said.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
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“Branchlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branchlets. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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