as in to braid
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Often composed of three to five plants braided together to form one trunk, the money tree can grow up to 2 feet per year!—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Separate the dough into two loaves of three strands each and braid them.—
Risa Polansky Shiman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Eager to make connections with important people, Kapoor invited mayors to ribbon cuttings and doled outmore than $100,000 in campaign checks from corporate accounts, about half of which went to a political committee supporting a losing candidate in this November’s Miami Beach mayoral race.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
16 Dec. 2025
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The road that ribbons through the foothills rises and twists like the tail of a cat.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Snow could feather down to 6,000 to 6,500 feet, with light accumulations possible at higher elevations.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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It was tarred, feathered and run out of town on a Brightline rail.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Before ChatGPT, about one in three successfully figured it out, independently connecting pretty potent dots for scientific thinking rather than passively absorbing another fact.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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Lutz Kilian, director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Center for Energy and the Economy, figures that 5 million daily barrels can either be rerouted from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea or continue to transit through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Today, that plant is one of thousands on the grounds, a place where monarch ferns frill around the auburn necks of melinonii philodendrons and buttercream and magenta orchids hang like pendants from a jabuticabeira, its spreading copper limbs blistered with purple fruit.—
Michael Snyder Pedro Kok,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2024
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The collection, which will surely be talked about as the best of the entire week, was an unflinching reminder that a serious depth of femininity — the frilled, bedazzled, artistic kind — should never be mistaken for weakness.—
Gabrielle Korn,
refinery29.com,
13 Feb. 2020
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Jeffers then fouled off two two-strike pitches before lacing a two-run double into the right field corner.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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For Barone, 32, and Ginoble, 31, that will mean another chance to lace up their running shoes and explore.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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Behind the bar there's a squad car door hanging that's riddled with bullet holes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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This hanging toiletry bag has a spacious interior with multiple easy-to-clean compartments and an impressive near-five-star rating on Amazon.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Mark & Graham’s bespoke pillow covers can be embroidered with monograms, names and dates, commemorating weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Sheer Maxi Dress Consider this Chanel dress, embroidered with floral appliqués that distract the eye from the body beneath, as proof that nearly sheer dresses needn’t amount to impropriety.—
Chloé Versabeau,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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