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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
he earned the admiration of the neighborhood sprouts when he showed them how to make a slingshot
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Recent Examples of sprout
Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Fan favorites include a Teriyaki Chicken bowl with avocado and brussel sprouts and the Spicy Korean Steak bowl with bok choy.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
In the coming years, as many as 8,000 homes could sprout at Bishop Ranch.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Noun
And chlorpropham, a sprout inhibitor detected in 90% of potato samples, is already banned in the European Union over health concerns.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Fan favorites include a Teriyaki Chicken bowl with avocado and brussel sprouts and the Spicy Korean Steak bowl with bok choy.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
Seeds should sprout in three to 10 days.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
In the coming years, as many as 8,000 homes could sprout at Bishop Ranch.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprout
Noun
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Choose from a big assortment of polish, gift sets, treatments and polish for kids.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The first generation of parents to have resorted, at least occasionally, to mollifying their children by putting digital screens in their hands has now seen those kids grow up.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the priority 3 group are items like examining the moon's limb and terminator, appraising the celestial body's volcanic history, and making observations of Earth from deep space.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Now, the crew is seeing more topography from the moon’s western limb.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Follow directions on individual packets as to which seeds require bottom heat, light, or darkness to germinate.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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This is important to keep weed seeds from germinating.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The couple's adult children from previous relationships are meeting this weekend, sources told TMZ.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Parents will be held accountable if their children are caught violating the city code.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If nothing else, the Venice shoot gave fans a viral moment 41 years in the making.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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The city is more accustomed to commercial shoots and larger productions.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The bowl-back, thanks to its shape, produces a greater number of high partial harmonics that give it a distinctive, delicate tone preferred by most players of classical music.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Dolby audience repeatedly cheered as Jackson, Smith and Ladd shared backstage stories about the series, one of numerous TV hits developed and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The buds improve on the previous model with much better noise cancellation and upgraded woofers for better sound.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
8 Apr. 2026
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The 34-year-old Haim, a successful musician who with just four roles in five quick years has also established herself as one of our most fascinating actresses, plays this turn from cheerful bud to sanctimonious hater perfectly.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Yang is part of a generation of workers that powered China's growth by digging coal from underground mines in Datong, a city known as China's coal capital in the northern province of Shanxi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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By examining brain tissue removed in such surgeries, a team led by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has identified mutations in genes that control the growth of neurons, including one affecting an enzyme that is important in cell proliferation.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Sprout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprout. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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