sprouted

past tense of sprout

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprouted
Verb
  • Montana has long inspired storytelling rooted in its history—from Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It to Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Plastic pollution can feel overwhelming — more than 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean each year — but stories rooted in collaborative community work can spark hope.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Timing is critical for corn gluten to be effective, as seeds that have already germinated and formed roots will not be affected.
    David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • This past awards season, the brand hosted a pre-Oscars dinner with nominee Stellan Skarsgård, who also starred in a short film produced by the brand, which was filmed at the storied (West) Hollywood haunt.
    Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 6 June 2026
  • The quality adjustment problem does not reside in nominal GDP, which simply asks what was spent, earned, or produced in current dollars, but rather in the deflator applied to convert those nominal figures into real terms.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Indulge in the iconic food and drink Believed to have been enjoyed since the early days of Wimbledon in the late 1800s, strawberries and cream has become synonymous with the British tournament, originally introduced because the fruit ripened in the summer months, perfectly timed to the Grand Slam.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
  • Once the fruit has ripened, keep it in the refrigerator and enjoy it within two days.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • But sometimes this connection is propagated within the community itself to make a salient point about a complex condition.
    Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Because of their structure, they can only be propagated through division, not through trimmings.
    Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Some villagers sat in the shade of towering fig trees, while others planted yams or dug the soil with tree branches.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • There, golden bamboo is freshly planted, new curvilinear furniture is featured, high tea is served and Mount Fuji can be spied in the jaw-dropping panoramas on clear days.
    Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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“Sprouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprouted. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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