Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprouting
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Netting is an effective barrier to keep squirrels away from ripening fruits and vegetables.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026 -
For example, serviceberries provide spring-ripening fruit, red-twig dogwoods provide summer fruit, while hawthorns and crabapples provide fruit in fall and winter.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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This is important to keep weed seeds from germinating.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Don’t trample or pick the flowers and stay on the paths because even barren ground could have seeds germinating beneath.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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And Minnesotans were rooting hard for the Calgary Flames to win deep in the heart of Texas.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
8 Apr. 2026
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In Ann Arbor, fans are expected to be out in full force, rooting the team on.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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That means that winemakers across what is now France must have switched from domesticating wild grapes to propagating them directly—that is, cloning grapevines by taking cuttings of the plants to start new groves.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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Here are two simple methods for propagating ZZ plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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The conflict involving oil-producing Gulf states, and the effective closure of a critical oil and gas shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz, has sent oil prices surging globally over the past month.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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This hybridization resulted in Bradford producing fertile fruit through cross-pollination from other cultivars.—
Campbell Vaughn,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Old Farmer’s Almanac recommends planting mostly root vegetables, including parsnips and turnips, and leafy greens such as kale and arugula in early April.—
McClatchy,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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As mentioned above, the best way to keep these plants from taking over your yard (and others) is to avoid planting invasive species in the first place.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Sprouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprouting. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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