fruited

past tense of fruit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruited
Verb
  • Here's what the experts say happens, and what to do if your plant has already flowered.
    Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
  • Trim after the plant has flowered to avoid removing the next season’s blooms.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Visitation has now downed the second- and third-seeded teams in the Class 2A field.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
  • How high school playoffs are seeded has long been debated.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Historian Spencer first connected with the Viking Age expert when he was asked to review her 2021 nonfiction bestseller River Kings, and their bond bloomed from there.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • Mowing is usually done in mid-summer after the clover has bloomed and dropped seeds, and again before the first frost in fall.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • But sometimes this connection is propagated within the community itself to make a salient point about a complex condition.
    Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Because of their structure, they can only be propagated through division, not through trimmings.
    Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Montana has long inspired storytelling rooted in its history—from Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It to Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Plastic pollution can feel overwhelming — more than 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean each year — but stories rooted in collaborative community work can spark hope.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
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“Fruited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruited. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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