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Recent Examples of sprig
Garnish with a mint sprig, clapped gently between your hands to release the oils.
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
Top with the grapefruit soda and garnish with the grapefruit slice and remaining mint sprig.
—Renato “tato” Giovannoni, Saveur, 1 May 2025
Yet that sprig held a hereditary, and potentially scandalous, secret.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 6 Mar. 2025
Ingredients: 4 oz unoaked white wine (like Pinot Grigio); 2 oz club soda; 4 sprigs of mint, 2 slices of lemon.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
Top with the grapefruit soda and garnish with the grapefruit slice and remaining mint sprig.
—Renato “tato” Giovannoni, Saveur, 1 May 2025
Yet that sprig held a hereditary, and potentially scandalous, secret.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 6 Mar. 2025
Ingredients: 4 oz unoaked white wine (like Pinot Grigio); 2 oz club soda; 4 sprigs of mint, 2 slices of lemon.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprig
twig
Noun
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High up in a tree, a man with a sickle is harvesting sap from a sugar palm, and a few feet off the path, a pair of brown Horsfield’s babbler chicks huddle in a low twig cup, safe from harm.—
Lindsey McGinnis,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2025
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Red twig dogwood likes consistently moist areas so it should be watered during dry spells.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
10 June 2025
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“Sprig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprig. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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