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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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2
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
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Ramaphosa said efforts to maintain ties with the US were bearing fruit and pointed to the fact that South Africa was not removed from the AGOA trade program, which gives some African countries duty-free access to the US, when the pact was recently extended by a year.
—semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
That’s the graft, the point where rootstock and the fruiting wood are grafted together.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The bulbs should be held around 55 degrees in a refrigerated area away from fruit that releases ethylene gas.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Ramaphosa said efforts to maintain ties with the US were bearing fruit and pointed to the fact that South Africa was not removed from the AGOA trade program, which gives some African countries duty-free access to the US, when the pact was recently extended by a year.
—semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
The mass fruiting event last took place in 2022, and according to reports from the Washington Post and the Guardian, conservationists were relieved this year to observe a bumper crop of the tree's berrylike fruit, which serve as a source of calcium and vitamin D for the birds.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
That’s the graft, the point where rootstock and the fruiting wood are grafted together.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruit
Noun
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But other scenarios could lead to a less desirable outcome.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Four of those cases were chosen as bellwether cases, meaning their outcomes are meant to help guide how all the other cases in federal court in Chicago might proceed, and/or how to settle those cases.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Oil prices have surged above $100 a barrel after more major Middle East countries started reducing production, as storage fills up due to the closure of Hormuz.—
Louise Moon,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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For now, neither country has reduced production.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Like other large birds, mom and dad work together to ensure their offspring will survive.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Curled at the forelegs is a smaller camel’s carcass, likely its offspring.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Compact varieties of common foliage plants maintain gorgeous forms without pruning, while mess-free flowering shrubs provide all the beauty of their higher-maintenance counterparts.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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Spring-flowering shrubs like lilacs and viburnums that formed flower beds the previous year will not flower until next year.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The resultant explosion of particle effects will overwhelm the game engine and immediately trigger a blood moon.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Those guilty verdicts and the resultant 23-year sentence were tossed by New York’s Court of Appeals in 2024 based on allegations the jury heard about from three additional women, which were not tied to the charges.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Interceptor drones are not a standalone product and must be integrated into a broader system of radars that can detect and track incoming targets, Taganskyi said.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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To no surprise, Love Story’s magnetic Sarah Pidgeon is the latest celebrity to embrace Rhode’s popular products.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Michigan, Nebraska, Michigan State and Illinois received the top four seeds in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament and will receive triple byes into the quarterfinals this week at the United Center.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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To be effective, pre-emergent herbicides must be applied before seeds germinate, generally in early spring for summer annuals and perennials, or early fall for winter annuals.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When Fritz competes on home soil, his tennis often blooms.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Watched behind his closed eyelids the eruption of strange visual forms, shapes of light blooming and disintegrating, blue green and yellow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruit. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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