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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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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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Noun
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Under the oak tree Workers climbing among the upper limbs of the famed oak tree outside the Augusta National clubhouse and a fleet of Toro Workman carts laden with rope ladders and assorted gear parked alongside the ropes created a potential flash-mob scene at mid-afternoon Wednesday.—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Many of the individuals were buried on their sides or stomachs, with their limbs intertwined.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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About 9% of children in Benton County and 14% of children in Washington County live in households in poverty, compared to 20% statewide and 16% nationally, according to the report.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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Snyder once again used his own life and the pure optimism of his children in our real-life divisive world, to create a Batman that lives and breathes on that dynamic need to keep going no matter the circumstances.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Three randy, middle-aged white chicks (Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb) seek illicit thrills.—
Armond White,
National Review,
9 Apr. 2025
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Mr Cañas-Valle identified 23 adults and four chicks nesting and roosting within a single cave on the Chimborazo volcano.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Sprouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprouts. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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