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fruit 1 of 2

noun

ˈfrüt How to pronounce fruit (audio)
Definition of fruitnext
1
as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause one fruit of your faithfulness in carrying out your duties will be more rewarding responsibilities

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as in production
something produced by physical or intellectual effort a popular app that was the fruit of years of research and development

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as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant according to the Bible, God promised Abraham that the fruit of his loins would someday become a great nation

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fruit

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verb

as in to flower

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Recent Examples of fruit
Noun
The latter track takes overt inspiration from Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film Marie Antoinette, as Jepsen beckons her love to engage in life’s vices with her, like marring bedsheets with fruit stains and dashing nude through the garden. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 Breakfast is particularly impressive, with fresh pastries, seasonal fruit, local yoghurts, eggs cooked to order and regional cheeses and cured meats. — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
According to gardening expert Tony O'Neill, one of the most common reasons a plant doesn't fruit is its age. — Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 20 June 2026 Fort Collins Nursery sells citrus in an eight-inch pot — their smallest fruiting size — and yields will only continue to increase with time. — Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fruit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruit
  1. outcome
  2. production
  3. offspring
  4. flower
  5. resultant
  6. product
  7. seed
  8. bloom
Noun
  • Taking a page from professional players associations, Abruzzo sees sectoral bargaining—where unions and multiple employers set baseline, industry-wide compensation and workplace standards—as the preferable long-term outcome for college athletes.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • There are four possible outcomes, all with various chances of coming to fruition.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of outcome
Noun
  • Graphite is a key battery material, and securing alternative sources and production methods is part of efforts to strengthen US battery supply chains.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The analysis, released Tuesday morning, is expected to bolster Hollywood’s push for a federal production incentive, which the industry says is necessary to compete with the generous credits offered abroad.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of production
Noun
  • That means Mexican nationality can continue in perpetuity even if future offspring never set foot in the country — so long as their parent was a Mexican national.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • These four eggs are usually the birds’ one hope during the whole year of producing offspring; the festive godwits of Chiloé become, in the breeding grounds, measured, quiet, and focussed.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of offspring
Verb
  • The daffodils here were almost finished, apart from one little patch of stragglers still flowering on heroically against the odds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, the Toronto couple handed the four women flower baskets, sent them down the aisle and gave them full permission to break a few wedding rules along the way.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of flower
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  • Surprisingly, despite his role in the Fast & Furious franchise and the resultant persona fans project on him, Gibson is, admittedly, not interested in pursuing motorsport and had never been drifting.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Ilie and Ghodla modeled the environment in which the resultant black hole seeds would exist and merge, calculating merger rates and the influence on the gravitational wave background.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of resultant
Noun
  • The number of products deployed or dollars spent says little about an organization’s ability to withstand an attack.
    — Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Being the product of reproduction but not knowing from whom is, to me, like the back of a second surface mirror, the part that provides the surface for the silvered layer, which is then covered with a piece of glass.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of product
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  • Other passengers included wine flies, mealworms, plants and seeds.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The seed, Esfand, is rendered as ovoid lamps and incense holders.
    — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of seed
Verb
  • Every scene is optimized in real time for infinite contrast, deep blacks, and lifelike highlight detail without blooming.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Although blueberries are self-fertile, planting multiple cultivars that bloom at the same time will lead to larger berries and a higher yield.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
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“Fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruit. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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