fruited

Definition of fruitednext
past tense of fruit
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Verb
  • Glass vases with metallic finishes of unnatural blue, green and gold are drowned in palm leaf motifs, ready to be flowered.
    Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • But for a few shining decades around the turn of the 19th century, Hungary flowered, and nowhere more so than along Andrássy Avenue.
    Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Blue Jays were seeded seventh in 2007 but played at Hofstra because of commencement at Homewood that weekend.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
  • With so few games remaining, those rankings will offer a fairly clear look at where teams will be placed and how teams will be seeded.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • In spring after the tree has bloomed, snip off a 3- to 5-inch branch, remove the bottom leaves, and dip the end in rooting hormone.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Place herb leaves on a baking sheet and roast in the oven until the herbs have dried and their aroma has bloomed, about 8 to 10 minutes.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The community is invited to select from hundreds of California native plants, drought-tolerant selections, vegetables, herbs, perennials, succulents, as well as specialty plants propagated from members’ own gardens—many of them unusual varieties unavailable at commercial nurseries.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The scenic seaside town was once a hub for members of France’s high society who preferred something more laid back than the glitzy Cote d’Azur in the east, and a casual atmosphere still persists here, thanks in part to the surf culture that has propagated over the years.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But Democrats' message has to be rooted and grounded in reality.
    NBC news, NBC news, 3 May 2026
  • Instead, their exchanges are rooted in something far more meaningful.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
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“Fruited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruited. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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