grapevine

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Recent Examples of grapevine His presence fortified the trail’s grapevine, with both hikers and people who live in the small towns that line the AT sharing news of his movements. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025 For a wreath, remove the heads of flowers, then wire them onto a grapevine form. Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025 Sometimes victims found him through the grapevine. Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025 Fennell explained that grapevine canes, the woody stems that support grape clusters, are an abundant, cellulose-rich material, and are available in the large quantities each year after harvest. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grapevine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grapevine
Noun
  • Hoyer plans to formally announce his retirement in a speech on the House floor Thursday morning, the source said.
    Nikole Killion, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The source claims the couple don't spend much time together otherwise, beyond their joint public appearances.
    Linda Marx, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But the president told NBC on Sunday that the DOJ’s subpoenas do not have anything to do with interest rates, according to the outlet.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
  • After arguing with the woman, Chalup Cortez called her boyfriend and kicked him out of her house, according to the outlet.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • What avenues are left open to us to collect the outstanding fines?
    Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Nowadays, there’s more avenues to independently get into it.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Angelic children are conduits between life and death.
    Natalia Jiménez-Stuard, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
  • That may not be considered overly important, but the media remain the best conduit between the England team and its supporters, even in the social media age.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The targets included weapons caches, supply routes and other infrastructure used by the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, Hawkins said in an email.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The work triangle has origins dating back to the 19th century, but in a space that now serves diverse purposes and is filled with technology and appliances that didn’t exist when it was created, is the kitchen work triangle still relevant?
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Now, new research has shed light on their origin story – and opened the door to innovative ways of harnessing these compounds for human medicine.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Information widely available within the industry suggested that land movement related to hurricane activity was a threat to pipelines.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The zone would include energy infrastructure such as wind power facilities, a crude oil pipeline, data centers and pharmaceutical manufacturing plants.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Grapevine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grapevine. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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