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grapevines

noun

plural of grapevine
as in avenues

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  1. avenues
  2. outlets
  3. conduits
  4. routes
  5. sources
  6. origins
  7. pipelines
Noun
  • There are two potential avenues Lee might take to get AB 1729 into law — a veto override or reintroducing the bill next year.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Leventhal added that the AI assistants do provide some easier avenues to bad behavior among diners, though, and reservation platforms need to find a way to deal with that.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of avenues
Noun
  • The spot, which first aired Wednesday on conservative media outlets Fox News and Newsmax, cost $14,000, according to the firm AdImpact, which tracks media spending.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The White House complied and reissued press passes to staffers for the outlets Thursday morning — but then blocked the networks at the state dinner.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of outlets
Noun
  • Hailed as a bold experiment seven years ago, the Sanfic-Morbido Lab, part of Sanfic’s industry section Sanfic Industria, has evolved into one of the region’s most consistent conduits for fantastic/genre filmmaking.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • However, developing specialized buoyant materials, underwater conduits, and anti-corrosive gear come with a premium price tag.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of conduits
Noun
  • Ishmita Shah, a roads engineer, said crews have been working with Nepal's army since the second day after the floods to reopen routes in affected areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • That is important for industrial facilities, where inspection routes can cross multiple buildings, zones, and types of infrastructure.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • One of the sources had said last week that reported TPLF restrictions on mobile communications may be part of a tactic to neutralize government forces' advantage in using battlefield drones, by preventing them from accessing the mobile network.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • An 18-year-old woman was bound and raped by a man inside his Queens apartment more than a year ago, and a suspect has now been arrested, police and law enforcement sources said Friday.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of sources
Noun
  • Also, its rolling olive oil cart, replete with its own menu describing the oils’ characteristics and origins, allows passengers to sample many.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The author recently spoke with David Remnick on The New Yorker Radio Hour, about the origins of the Second Amendment.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of origins
Noun
  • Industrial operators can deploy them to inspect narrow pipelines, ventilation shafts, sewers, and underground mines for structural flaws.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The ones that don’t may keep funding pipelines that stop at extraction, producing output no agent can act on.
    — Alberto Gimeno, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of pipelines
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“Grapevines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grapevines. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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