sprouted

Definition of sproutednext
past tense of sprout
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Verb
  • Taty Castellanos stood still as if rooted to the turf, looking high into the away end.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • Of the 26 acres of Chardonnay, nine are own rooted as opposed to grafted, which Large points out is unusual in the region.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 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
  • The game has already produced seven winners in 2026, including a rapid stretch in late April and early May when four jackpots were claimed in just four days, underscoring how quickly fortunes have turned this year.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • And while this year ultimately produced notable wins for healthcare policy, business organizations were also frustrated by legislators on that front as well, pointing to a bill that would have allowed for association health plans that died in the Appropriations Committee.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 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
  • By the time a human intervenes, the narrative has already propagated, indexed by search engines, embedded in datasets, and echoed across platforms.
    Wyles Daniel May 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • That means the tree is protected by a federal plant patent and can't be propagated at home.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 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 23 May. 2026.

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