sprouting

present participle of sprout

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprouting
Verb
  • Check the tomatoes every few days and move the ripening ones to a warmer, lit area.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Apples won't continue ripening after they're harvested.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In between times, there are long shots of the gingko, tree’s-eye views of what is happening on the ground and squelching closeups of germinating seeds – luscious and inescapably sensual.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The biodegradable mulch also helps conserve moisture for germinating grass.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Wild hogs can reach weights of more than 150 pounds and measure 5 to 6 feet long, feeding on plants and animals by rooting with their broad snouts.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Teller and Sperry also attended the 2025 Super Bowl, where the couple had a rooting interest (he Chiefs played Teller's hometown team, the Philadelphia Eagles, in New Orleans.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Continue propagating mature clumps by division in spring.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Ask how your system updates its models, handles evolving processes and prevents mistakes from propagating.
    Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To qualify for a portion of the county arts funding, organizations must be active 501(c)3 entities, located and operating in Milwaukee County, organized for the primary purpose of producing or presenting the arts, and open to the general public, according to the county's application terms.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tana dabbled in film producing, and his name inspired Robert Urich’s moniker, Dan Tanna, on Vega$, a series produced by Dan Tana’s fan Aaron Spelling.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Soak bare-root hostas in warm water for 30 minutes to an hour before planting to help revive the roots and absorb moisture.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Through Let’s Grow Local, a tree-planting initiative from MadTree, the zoo is helping to expand the urban tree canopy across Cincinnati.
    Leyla Shokoohe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Sprouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprouting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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