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a plant or a part of a plant that is used as medicine or to give flavor to food
a dish seasoned with chopped fresh herbs rosemary, sage, and other herbs
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Recent Examples of herbs
For even more flavor, sprinkle with herbs, like parsley or cilantro, and your favorite spice.
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Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Instead, if your climate allows, try placing containers of deer-repellant herbs (like rosemary, lavender, and sage) nearby.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Wine tastings and cooking classes are followed by a leisurely lunch featuring a variety of Megrelian dishes, such as elarji (traditional polenta-like dish with cheese), with organic vegetables and herbs straight from the garden, perfectly accompanying Ninidze’s natural wines.
—Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
Vegetable Gardens Pine straw can safely be used as a mulch for vegetables, herbs, and acid-loving plants like blueberries.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Next, while the Negroni calls upon the voluptuous fruit, herbs, and (sometimes) vanilla from sweet vermouth, the Remember the Alimony uses the far more austere fino sherry, nutty and bone dry, as its fortified wine component.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Once your herbs are in the jar, carefully pour in spring water that has been boiled and allowed to cool slightly.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Crops with shallow roots like lettuce, radish, beets and various herbs are great candidates for a garden bed with a thick thatch layer that slowly breaks down and feeds the soil.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Instead, if your climate allows, try placing containers of deer-repellant herbs (like rosemary, lavender, and sage) nearby.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Wine tastings and cooking classes are followed by a leisurely lunch featuring a variety of Megrelian dishes, such as elarji (traditional polenta-like dish with cheese), with organic vegetables and herbs straight from the garden, perfectly accompanying Ninidze’s natural wines.
—Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
Vegetable Gardens Pine straw can safely be used as a mulch for vegetables, herbs, and acid-loving plants like blueberries.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Next, while the Negroni calls upon the voluptuous fruit, herbs, and (sometimes) vanilla from sweet vermouth, the Remember the Alimony uses the far more austere fino sherry, nutty and bone dry, as its fortified wine component.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Once your herbs are in the jar, carefully pour in spring water that has been boiled and allowed to cool slightly.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Crops with shallow roots like lettuce, radish, beets and various herbs are great candidates for a garden bed with a thick thatch layer that slowly breaks down and feeds the soil.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbs
spices
Noun
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Both need an ample amount of baking spices to achieve maximum autumnal deliciousness.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Sweet potato and coconut curry soup is creamy, slightly sweet, and has a kick of warmth from the curry spices included in the recipe.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Herbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbs. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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