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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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Recent Examples of fruit
Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 6 June 2025
Our mature banana plant is not fruiting but is producing pups from the base.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2017
Just fill an empty spray bottle with diluted vinegar and spritz your produce (salad stuff, fruits, etc.) then rinse in regular water before serving.
—Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 3 July 2017
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Noun
Alice Chocolates uses reishi, a substance that comes from fruiting mushrooms, along with chamomile, L-theanine, magnesium, and zinc.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 6 June 2025
Our mature banana plant is not fruiting but is producing pups from the base.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Verb
Fruits and vegetables are easy, but whole grains can be confusing.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2017
Just fill an empty spray bottle with diluted vinegar and spritz your produce (salad stuff, fruits, etc.) then rinse in regular water before serving.
—Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 3 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruit
Noun
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The outcome is a setback as Senate Republicans hoped to get votes underway by week’s end to meet Trump’s Fourth of July deadline for passage.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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That’s a direct hit to educational outcomes and to the state’s long-term financial stability.—
Dr. Ara J. Baghdasarian,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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It’s been more than a dozen years since she was involved in its production — the tour ended in 2013.—
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5 July 2025
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Because of this, many folks will accidentally prune away flower buds in winter, resulting in poor flower production come summer.—
Dr. Nick Goltz,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Among the 20-somethings at its center are the Bravo-famous offspring of breakout Housewives Kandi Burruss, Kim Zolciak, Meredith Marks, and Teresa Giudice.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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The study produced another intriguing finding: Ancestral night lizards had very small litter sizes, probably consisting of just one or two offspring.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
Verb
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In return, the shade cast by rising tomato plants can help provide some protective cover for the lettuce and stop it from bolting (flowering, which turns the leaves bitter and dry) during the heat of summer.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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To attract them throughout the season, include a variety of plants that will flower at different times during spring, summer, and fall.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
Noun
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After cooling, the resultant solid was ground into powder to produce the final pigment.—
Jay Kakade
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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Meanwhile caretakers are concerned with something that can be even more challenging to address: the psychological trauma resultant from years of abuse in captivity.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
Noun
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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Similarly, even before our government pulled U.S. products from liquor stores, many Canadians had stopped buying American.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The Clippers clinched the No. 5 seed in the West last season and were a game away from advancing to the second round for the first time since the 2021 season.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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The Packers failed to build on their terrific finish to the 2023 campaign, settled for the No. 7 seed in the NFC playoffs, and lost a Wild Card game to eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Verb
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In the wacky political world of Southeast Los Angeles County — where scandals seem to bloom every year with the regularity of jacarandas — there’s never been a mess as pendejo as the one stirred up this week by Cudahy Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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We’re fed Apollo Bar highlights like a salad rosso, a globe of radicchio segmented with chunks of blood orange, a blooming artichoke, and seasonal strawberry ice-cream cake.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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“Fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruit. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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