sprouted

past tense of sprout

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprouted
Verb
  • The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL), a Catholic and Christian-rooted nonprofit, organized a Mass by the immigration processing center on All Saints Day and Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead.
    Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Betts said his support is rooted not only in the product — but in Taylor’s long-term vision.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Once germinated, the seedlings take off rapidly, expanding to form a dense lawn by the end of summer when warm-season grasses entering their winter dormancy.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Yanghee Paik’s idea for her period care brand Rael germinated at an unexpected place — The Walt Disney Studios.
    Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • There are alternative sources for jobs data, such as ADP’s private-sector payrolls and proxies produced by the Chicago Fed, which Goolsbee oversees, but few good ways to track consumer prices.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • My introduction to complex works was New American Radio, produced by Helen Thorington and Regine Beyer in the 1980s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • 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, 28 Sep. 2025
  • In the nose is pineapple and sun-ripened mango.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sympodial orchids must be propagated by dividing them, not pruning or trimming them.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The hedges surrounding the UGA football field today might not be the exact same shrubs from 96 years ago, but they’ve been propagated from the originals planted in 1929, preserving the continuity and lineage.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Between 2019 and 2022, the project planted 8,425 evergreen trees and shrubs in Louisville's south end.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • New live oak trees were planted at Toomer’s Corner in 2015, where the tradition lives on.
    Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Sprouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprouted. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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