Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprouting
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However, the capsaicin content of peppers doesn’t increase at a steady rate during the pepper-ripening process.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Apples should be stored in a cool, dark place with good air circulation, like a refrigerator, to slow down the ripening process and keep them fresh longer.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Problem is, pre-emergent herbicides work by killing newly germinating seeds — all seeds.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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Fire poppies are rare, germinating only in the presence of karrikins, a chemical compound in smoke, which awakens them from dormancy.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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And while the absence of a hometown rooting interest obviously won’t translate into a total baseball blackout hereabouts, only someone who’s been clobbered over the head by Wonderboy might expect to see the World Series ratings reach the heights of last year.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The bulbs will have a hard time rooting once the ground freezes, so make sure there’s enough time for a strong root system to develop.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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Such a blatant falsehood making it to the press conference betrays the fact that there is no limit to how false something has to be in order for this administration to resist propagating it.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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To develop a whole-virus vaccine, researchers must first spend months isolating and propagating the virus.—
Deborah Fuller,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite Cameroon being an oil-producing country that is experiencing modest economic growth, young people say the benefits have not trickled down beyond the elites.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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My husband was producing a TV series when our son was born, and he was gone for at least 12 hours a day.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Unveiling of Goodall’s Rose Henry Breed, political adviser in the UN General Assembly, proposed creating the Jane Goodall Rose in hopes of planting it at the UN’s International Peace Garden.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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Make sure to take size into account when planting so the mums don’t give the coral bells too much shade.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Sprouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprouting. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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