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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprouted
Verb
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The side of State Highway 121 is rooted with Texas prairie grasses and is known to bloom with Texas wildflowers during spring and summer.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2026 -
A lot of Torres’s humor is rooted in classification — that’s just where his mind goes, whether for comedy purposes or not.—
Adam Moss,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If fewer than 14 seeds (about 70 percent) germinated, toss them out and purchase new seed.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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Once the seeds have germinated, move them off the heat mats into a sunny location.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After its first flight following Christmas in 1942, only 1,435 of these fighters were produced before the war ended, as per the National Naval Aviation Museum.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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The school has produced three Heisman winners (Steve Spurrier, Tim Tebow, Danny Wuerffel), a runner-up (Rex Grossman) and a finalist (Kyle Trask).—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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Richard Crowe, who gardens in Beaumont, has a pomegranate tree that has recently ripened 400 fruit.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Snake plants can also be propagated by rooting leaf cuttings in soil or water.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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The neural wave had propagated further, reaching brain areas that encode not just place but social connection.—
Tim Requarth,
Longreads,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The facility had been recently painted salmon pink with fresh saplings planted around the perimeter.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Equipped with a clear sense of what heartfelt hospitality looks like, thanks to hundreds of Airbnb stays, and the belief that tourism and hospitality, done right, can conserve what’s precious, the seeds for Tella Thera were planted.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Sprouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprouted. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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