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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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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the rates of upper limb defects in babies born in Corby were found to be three times higher than those of children born in the surrounding area, and the series follows three mothers’ fight for justice.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Regional powerhouse Sao Paulo City and State and Rio de Janeiro offer rebate for shoots’ expenditure in their territories.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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Wanting them to be powerful, timeless, and a nod to Moore’s 2000s Vogue cover shoot, Giannetos curled her strands on a medium setting (at 365 degrees, to be exact).—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
3 Mar. 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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Next there was the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an outgrowth of the 2008 financial collapse and a long standing target of the financial services industry.—
Claudia Weicker,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2025
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Her compassion and forgiveness and understanding are an outgrowth of her love for him as a friend and probably her closest friend.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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
Noun
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Limbs and twigs dangled by threads of bark, or were scattered underneath, completeIv broken away.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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Missy Elliott, Charli xcx, Megan Thee Stallion, Benson Boone, Lisa of BLACKPINK, FKA twigs, MARINA, Tyla, Clairo, Anitta, beabadoobee and more will also be playing the festival.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Branchlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branchlet. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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