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Recent Examples of branchlet
The photo of the branchlet tips shows the male pollen cones of cedar, which occur at the tips.
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oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
Only lemon trees require other pruning, to thin out twiggy branchlets so the plant can put more energy into vigorous branches, and to let light into the plant.
—Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
Roth’s weeping fig is a classic example: braided trunk, delicately drooping branchlets, and a dense shock of glossy leaves about 2 inches long .
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
Only lemon trees require other pruning, to thin out twiggy branchlets so the plant can put more energy into vigorous branches, and to let light into the plant.
—Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
Roth’s weeping fig is a classic example: braided trunk, delicately drooping branchlets, and a dense shock of glossy leaves about 2 inches long .
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branchlet
Noun
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Seen from below, the frogs’ undersides are creamy yellow with orange-tinged limbs.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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Kaitlin recently drove to New York City with Taj to meet Daniel Green, upper limb prosthetist at Open Bionics, who will make the mold that will become Taj's Hero Arm.—
David Begnaud,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There’s the script, there’s the shoot, and there’s the edit.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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King was David Bowie’s personal photographer and stylist, and came out of retirement for the shoot, which took place at the apartment on 98th Street.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Freeman underwent surgery on Nov. 30 to remove the chip and shave down the spurs.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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Out sprawled a wild sea of glass eyes, silver spurs and mystery elixirs locked into filmy jars.—
Sara Georgini,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Hunter, fisherman, chef and award-winning author Jesse Griffiths and Tamara Mayfield opened Dai Due restaurant and butcher shop in 2014 as an outgrowth of their popular supper club and farmers market stand, and the seasonal and local ethos of a farmers market is the anchor of this rustic beauty.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Roughly 38 years of planning came to a head when Lykos Therapeutics — a for-profit outgrowth of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, founded in 1986 — submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MDMA therapy to treat PTSD.—
Dylan Matthews,
Vox,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Here's what every American needs to know: our Constitution created three co-equal branches of government because the founders feared concentrated power in any single person's hands.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Over the years, Native Americans, whose tribes had been forcibly removed to other states, protested the exhibit that later became the Dickson Mounds Museum, a branch of the Illinois State Museum.—
Mary Hudetz,
ProPublica,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The firm, founded in 2020, has expanded its operations, launching offshoots in the U.S. and Japan.—
Liang Lei,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Nashville-set offshoot is looking to join the Los Angeles-set mothership 9-1-1 on ABC, headlined by Bassett, which is looking good for a Season 9 renewal at ABC.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Here’s a list of the elements a property must have to become Certified Wildlife Habitat: A minimum of three types of food, including native plants, berries or seeds, pollen, a bird feeder, foliage or twigs.—
Bridget Fogarty,
Journal Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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That's about the size of a low E guitar string or a tiny twig on a tree.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Branchlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branchlet. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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