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Recent Examples of grapevine
This Amazon wreath is both pretty and rustic, with clusters of red and pink berries alternating around a grapevine halo.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Heard through the grapevine Dakota Johnson is fallin' head first into a new romance.
—Glamour, 24 Jan. 2026
Braiding The braiding exercise—sometimes called the grapevine or karaoke exercise—is an advanced balance activity.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 25 Dec. 2025
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
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Heard through the grapevine Dakota Johnson is fallin' head first into a new romance.
—Glamour, 24 Jan. 2026
Braiding The braiding exercise—sometimes called the grapevine or karaoke exercise—is an advanced balance activity.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 25 Dec. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for grapevine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grapevine
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The draft footprint itself, including both sides of the Allegheny River, can only hold a little more than a football stadium, the source said, roughly 80,00 to 90,000 people.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Ahead of its release, Humberstone sat down with PEOPLE to discuss her source of inspiration.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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According to the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets, the low-cost airline could be liquidating its assets as soon as this week, citing skyrocketing fuel prices as the cause, thanks to the ongoing war in Iran.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The family business grew to about 40 outlets nationwide before being sold to Goodyear in 1986.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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At the center of most discussions was the possibility of eliminating the right-turn slip lane that is part of the Sloan Triangle at Prospect and Park avenues to create a permanent plaza.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The three-block stretch, between 16th and 19th avenues, looks markedly different from just a year ago, when tents, abandoned cars and piles of trash crowded the street and sidewalks.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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There may be other lines that were installed by the homeowner, such as a gas line connecting to an outdoor grill or an underground electrical conduit to a shed or garage.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The ear is the principal part of my body that serves as the conduit to writing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The safety plan stipulated that these armed officers would conduct ride-along missions on bus routes with high crime rates.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Train 98, part of the Silver Meteor route between Miami and New York, was forced to stop near Jacksonville, leaving some passengers stuck onboard for extended periods.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Clayton Seigle, a senior fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told ABC News that spoofing or manipulating the tracking system can obscure a vessel's origins, destination and cargo.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The origin of its logo foretold the company's future role in creating many recognizable brands.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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In the run-up to the vote, Orbán accused Ukraine of sabotaging a key oil pipeline, while Hungarian authorities seized a shipment of cash from a Ukrainian bank.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Arize tests and monitors RAG pipelines as well as the agents and applications built on them—debugging and hunting down errors and hallucinations.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Grapevine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grapevine. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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