SPROUTING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

sprouting

verb

present participle of sprout

as in ripening

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The Best Way To Store Fresh Tomatoes For those tomatoes that need a little time ripening, leave them on the counter.

— Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
This summer’s record temperatures compressed the ripening period even further.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of ripening

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Throughout these years, the seeds of extremism that would forcefully erupt on January 6, 2021, were germinating.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Apply Pre-Emergent Herbicide After installing a gravel patio or walkway, apply a pre-emergent herbicide to keep weeds from germinating.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of germinating

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But after that initial shock of recognition, after the first changes and the settling in, the shiftings in me came more slowly, took their time in rooting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Take soft-stem cuttings in late spring, use rooting hormone, and keep them moist and warm.

— Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of rooting

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Instead, Shanahan recommends layering, a method of propagating new plants from a still-living thyme specimen.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026
Mai is propagating more than 170 varieties collected from refugees around the world, helping preserve these precious grains while studying which are best suited to our changing climate.

— Laura Mclively, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

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Finite’s founder, Amy Gardner, has producing credits on the likes of And Then Come the Nightjars, La Bohème, Honeytrap, and My House, and worked on the stage productions of Nuclear Children and The Joy of Text.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Those numbers should prompt serious questions about what is happening in classrooms and whether NYC Reads — the city’s sweeping changes to reading instruction — is producing the results students need.

— Katie Pace Miles, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of producing

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Since New England aster will grow relatively tall, Rekola recommends planting it near the back of a perennial border in full sun.

— Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
Global diesel demand typically crests around October as the beginning of winter heating season and harvests in the Northern Hemisphere meets planting season in the Southern Hemisphere.

— Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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