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Recent Examples of cuttings
Basil cuttings are also easy to root in water to start new plants.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2026
Fill it with water and fresh blooms all summer, then add cuttings from mums on your front porch in the fall.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
It was created to teach people how to grow native plants from seed, cuttings, and more.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Root cuttings of shrubs and foliage plants to grow more plants.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Michael Clarke, a landscape architect and founder of Yard Work, agrees and suggests asking neighbors, friends, and Facebook gardening groups for plant divisions or cuttings of lavender, mint, yarrow, daylilies, iris, or lamb's ear.
—Jane Kim, The Spruce, 30 May 2026
Propagating Begonias can be propagated through leaf cuttings.
—Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
Some fruits and vegetables are so special they’re treated like rare seasonal gifts, including figs from trees grown from cuttings brought from Greece by Grow + Gather’s founder, George Gastis, passed down through generations of his family.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
The Sauvignon Blanc ties back to the original Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon blend that earned international recognition in Paris, as well as the Château d’Yquem vine cuttings that survived Prohibition and later became Sauvignon Blanc Clone 1.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2026
Fill it with water and fresh blooms all summer, then add cuttings from mums on your front porch in the fall.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
It was created to teach people how to grow native plants from seed, cuttings, and more.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Root cuttings of shrubs and foliage plants to grow more plants.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Michael Clarke, a landscape architect and founder of Yard Work, agrees and suggests asking neighbors, friends, and Facebook gardening groups for plant divisions or cuttings of lavender, mint, yarrow, daylilies, iris, or lamb's ear.
—Jane Kim, The Spruce, 30 May 2026
Propagating Begonias can be propagated through leaf cuttings.
—Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
Some fruits and vegetables are so special they’re treated like rare seasonal gifts, including figs from trees grown from cuttings brought from Greece by Grow + Gather’s founder, George Gastis, passed down through generations of his family.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
The Sauvignon Blanc ties back to the original Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon blend that earned international recognition in Paris, as well as the Château d’Yquem vine cuttings that survived Prohibition and later became Sauvignon Blanc Clone 1.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuttings
slices
Noun
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Their designs played on the contrast between an irregular yellow gold element with geometric slices of turquoise, coral or lapis lazuli.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Serve tea over additional ice with peach and/or lemon slices and mint sprigs.—
Emily Teel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cuttings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuttings. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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