sprouts 1 of 2

noun

plural of sprout
1
as in kids
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood he earned the admiration of the neighborhood sprouts when he showed them how to make a slingshot

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2
as in limbs
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant the raspberry bushes began sending out sprouts in early spring

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sprouts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sprout
as in roots

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Recent Examples of sprouts
Noun
Duque recommends snapping or cutting off the sprouts and removing any nearby wrinkly portions before cooking the sweet potato. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 4 Sep. 2026 Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts contain plant compounds that may offer additional benefits for blood sugar control. — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 1 Sep. 2026 Avoid using onions with any soft spots, sprouts, or signs of decay or discoloration. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026 Ethylene-sensitive produce includes broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, leafy greens, cucumbers, carrots, and asparagus. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026 And now several dozen people across 15 states have become ill after eating alfalfa sprouts in a new outbreak that involves salmonella and E coli. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 27 Aug. 2026 In a medium bowl, combine the garlic, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, and onions. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 Officials are linking cases to alfalfa sprouts produced by Everything Sprouts, a Minnesota grower, and sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands to restaurants and grocery stores. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Everything Sprouts’ alfalfa sprouts are sold under Calco and Everything Sprouts brands at retailers and grocery stores. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprouts
  1. kids
  2. limbs
  3. roots
  4. children
  5. shoots
  6. ripens
  7. buds
  8. growths
Noun
  • The passage about the group of hippies going out to the pueblo and giving the Native kids LSD and hooking up on the tribe’s sacred ground until they get run off is priceless.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Each year, Kenny Wilson and her husband pile their two kids into the car and drive hours from her Texas home to a cruise port in Galveston.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • The morgue set up in a nearby branch of Brooks Brothers that received limbs one at a time.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Both the lawsuit and prosecutors allege that Burke used a chainsaw to sever Celeste’s limbs in his garage and tried to collect the blood in a kiddie pool.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of limbs
Verb
  • However, her performance soon takes on a more grounded, childlike cadence, which roots the supposedly amnesiac Margot a little too firmly within the literal, especially for a tale whose poetry lies in its uncanniness.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
Definition of roots
Noun
  • Many were founded on the idea that children should not be imprisoned with adults but still needed discipline, reform and punishment.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Biggart rarely discussed it, though the experience announced itself whenever his children approached fireworks or open flames.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of children
Noun
  • But more critical than the technical logistics of these shoots was posing the questions that arose from their aftermath.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Producer Cattleya Paosrijarern, whose work centers on independent and auteur cinema, says international shoots and homegrown storytelling can coexist without one undermining the other.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shoots
Verb
  • The Algonquin people also called it the Raspberry moon, evoking the fruit that ripens around that time in North America, while the Cree knew it as the Feather Moulting Moon, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Its nickname from the fact that the fruit usually ripens and is ready for picking around this time of year, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Definition of ripens
Noun
  • The ink came from the buds of oak leaves, swollen to the size of musket balls by the eggs of wasps.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The main thing to avoid is pruning when the chance of winter injury is high or when new buds have swollen.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of buds
Noun
  • If needed, the new growths can be thinned out to allow more room for new ones to grow.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • People with a family history of colorectal cancer or polyps, and those with inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease, IBS or ulcerative colitis, face elevated risk because chronic inflammation can promote abnormal growths.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of growths

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“Sprouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprouts. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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