grapevines

plural of grapevine

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Noun
  • After all avenues have been exhausted for finding out who these people are, the chief medical examiner of Alexandroupoli calls the chief imam of Sidiro, which is a Muslim Greek village.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • That’s been quite a habit for the Mahomes Era Chiefs, who through a variety of avenues have reached seven straight AFC Championship games, won five and gone on to win three Super Bowls.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The victim’s grandson, 17-year-old Jadynn Hamilton, was arrested and charged in connection with her death that evening after allegedly confessing to the crime, per the outlets.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Firefighters who rescued a dog that tumbled 40 feet off a sandy cliff over the ocean onto a ledge received plenty of rewards, California officials and news outlets reported.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Middle managers—those crucial conduits between strategy and execution—feel less psychologically safe than both their bosses and their teams.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The analysts concluded that McGovern—who continued to use his secretblackmars handle, Knife—was one of Kinahan’s primary conduits to the world.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Offensive coordinator Joe Brady and Allen had to hocus pocus their way through the receiver deficiencies with screens and other short-distance routes, but James Cook, the tight ends and offensive line delivered ample force.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • During last month’s IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington, Barclays organized a private meeting to talk investment opportunities with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, two sources familiar with the meeting told Semafor.
    Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The Miami Dolphins traded pass rusher Jaelan Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2026 third-round pick, according to league sources.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Uruguay origins The conference dates back to 2016 and is usually held in Punta del Este in the North American fall.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But with inflation replacing the earliest moments of that stage, all of a sudden the story of our ultimate origins was thrown into doubt.
    Big Think, Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Physical attacks against critical infrastructure like telecommunications equipment, pipelines, and energy grids have risen by as much as 70% in recent years, while ransomware attacks have risen by 9% annually.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Advertisement While Beijing is laser focused on ports, pipelines, and railways, the type of capacity-building engagement long characterized by USAID isn’t part of their strategy.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Grapevines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grapevines. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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