sprouting

present participle of sprout

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprouting
Verb
  • Pruning peppers in fall not only encourages these plants to focus their energy on ripening any remaining fruit before frost arrives but also keeps them at a more manageable size to cover them as needed.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The bag-ripening process works like a charm.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Problem is, pre-emergent herbicides work by killing newly germinating seeds — all seeds.
    Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Excited for the game tonight, supporting and rooting the guys on.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The jury especially liked the way the dialogue’s shift in volume and tone established the visceral experience of the main character — deeply rooting the audience inside Drea’s perspective.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The two-day trial of ten people accused of sexist cyberbullying against France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron by propagating fake and malicious claims about her sexuality and gender began in Paris on Monday.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The idea of waves propagating through a barrier has been around for a long time, since before the existence of quantum mechanics.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Creating a system for producing solid-state battery cells The three companies are combining their expertise in materials science, manufacturing, and automotive design to accelerate the path toward commercializing all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs).
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The Gorillas brought the rush, producing seven sacks, including two each by Sam Hultz and Jeremy Sharp (Ray-Pec).
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While there, the other nurses began planting the seeds of a potential career switch, encouraging her to stay in the NICU professionally.
    Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Gardeners who learned the mistake of planting it in the ground once can attest to its ability to root easily wide and far.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Sprouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprouting. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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