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Recent Examples of floretFor a little less mess when chopping broccoli florets, hold them upside down on your cutting board (stem side up) and chop down.—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025 To begin with, it must be understood that the uniquely spectacular verbena flower clusters, although no more than a few inches wide, may consist of more than 20 individual florets.—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025 As one reviewer shares, the recipe works just as well with a bag of frozen florets.—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025 Stumpy the cherry tree is no longer there, but Washington, D.C., is starting to see florets as peak bloom nears.—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for floret
Broccoli Salad
▪ 3 stalks of brocoli (separated into flowerets)
▪ 1/2 c. chopped green onions
▪ 1 c. raisins
▪ 1 c. peanuts (salted)
Mix together:
▪ 1 c. mayonnaise
▪ 2 T. sugar
▪ 2 T. vinegar
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Rebecca Hancock,
star-telegram.com,
13 June 2017
Broccoli Salad ▪ 3 stalks of brocoli (separated into flowerets)
▪ 1/2 c. chopped green onions
▪ 1 c. raisins
▪ 1 c. peanuts (salted)
Mix together:
▪ 1 c. mayonnaise
▪ 2 T. sugar
▪ 2 T. vinegar
1.
From Saison’s signature Welcome Tea — a delicate bundle of eight herbs and flowers that greets every guest—to the meticulous multi-course progression that unfolds with tableside presentations and impeccable attention to detail, dining here isn’t just a meal.
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Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Symphony of Flowers is a multimedia project that would occupy 6 acres of the park for six months of the year, installing more than 100,000 luminous flowers and 500,000 LED lights, along with dozens of speakers to play classical music.
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