Thesaurus results for GRAPEVINE

grapevine

noun

Definition of grapevine

as in source

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Recent Examples of grapevine The most hyperlocal and fateful dish, however, comes from a grapevine that’s been growing in Feld’s backyard for 30 years. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 While 160 grapevines have been destroyed, hundreds more remain unaccounted for in the possession of community members, raising concerns about Pierce’s disease spreading to local vineyards. — Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026 Residents were directed to place two garbage bags over grapevines to secure them tightly. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 26 May 2026 John Climacus, a theologian who died in the seventh century, believed the cure for envy was to see other people the way a winemaker sees a grapevine. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grapevine

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Noun

Anna Watson’s lighting keeps much of the house just dim enough to make the imagination dangerous, while Tony winner Gareth Fry’s sound design surrounds the audience with ominous noises whose sources aren’t always immediately clear.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Amazon also looked to capitalize on the demand for AI training by marketing MTurk as a data annotation source for its SageMaker service.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of source

Noun

In fact, states poured at least $960 million into student safety in the months following the massacre, according to The 74, a nonprofit news outlet focused on US education.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Choose one expressive outlet, polish one detail, and let joy strengthen your confidence without needing outside approval first.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of outlet

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Merck and Moderna’s success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The following is a guide to those avenues and more as 2028 comes into focus.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of avenue

Noun

However, developing specialized buoyant materials, underwater conduits, and anti-corrosive gear come with a premium price tag.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
As to mechanical, electrical and plumbing work, the construction crew has installed five miles of conduit, obtained 1,700 linear feet of plumbing pipe and installed 500 linear feet of that piping.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of conduit

Noun

The train began blocking the crossing on Tuesday morning, forcing drivers to find alternate routes.

— Terell Bailey, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The narrow, 50-mile artificial waterway cuts through the Central American country, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and saving time and fuel along the shorter transit route.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of route

Noun

However, this represented only one of several plausible geographic origins of her lineage, according to the researchers.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Your guide will teach you about the origins of Prohibition and tell stories of infamous bootleggers.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of origin

Noun

The partnership is also framed as a skills exchange, giving Indonesian creative talent exposure to ReelShort’s production pipeline.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The order is based on detailed analysis of the organizational pipeline, along with conversations with evaluators, coaches and many of the players.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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