sprouted

Definition of sproutednext
past tense of sprout
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Verb
  • In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, the restaurateur and owner of New York City's new Bar Rocco – whose philosophy and cookbooks are rooted in health-conscious dieting – shared a few misconceptions about healthy eating, especially when the end goal is weight loss.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • The challenge is distinguishing imbalances rooted in fundamentals from those created by policy distortions.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Others are available for purchase as seeds that can be easily germinated indoors or sown directly in the garden.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
  • If fewer than 14 seeds (about 70 percent) germinated, toss them out and purchase new seed.
    Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.
    Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Instead, its dense core deformed the surface in a way that produced the basin’s unusual tapered shape.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Store in a warm spot in your kitchen for about one month until fully ripened.
    Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • These delicate fruits are picked before they're fully ripened, which means that the right storage methods are key to coax the best flavor and quality out of them.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The community is invited to select from hundreds of California native plants, drought-tolerant selections, vegetables, herbs, perennials, succulents, as well as specialty plants propagated from members’ own gardens—many of them unusual varieties unavailable at commercial nurseries.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The scenic seaside town was once a hub for members of France’s high society who preferred something more laid back than the glitzy Cote d’Azur in the east, and a casual atmosphere still persists here, thanks in part to the surf culture that has propagated over the years.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, a grove of redwood trees (planted by the property’s former owner, Martha Stewart) gives the grounds a sense of grandeur.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 May 2026
  • Sadly, Maui Gold is now the last pineapple farm standing on the island, down to 750 acres (300 of them planted), with just 20 people working the farm.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
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“Sprouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprouted. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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