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Recent Examples of deciduous When deciduous trees’ leaves turn green in spring, water and nutrients flow through their vascular systems, which can be related to human blood vessels. Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 Tapping into Tradition Native to northeastern North America, the sugar maple is a deciduous hardwood tree that, when healthy, can grow more than 100 feet tall and live for 300 to 400 years. Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025 The plant belongs to a genus of deciduous shrubs called Aronia. Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025 Complete all deciduous fruit tree pruning and learn how to thin the peach crop. 63. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deciduous
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Adjective
  • Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday, citing humanitarian reasons.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The administration is expected to return to the Supreme Court quickly in an effort to persuade the justices to lift their temporary order.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Don’t let the lack of flash fool you — this guy is the real deal.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The German figures come a day before the scheduled release of flash inflation data for the euro area, which will be closely watched by investors for guidance on the odds of another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank.
    Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • During a brief news conference, Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad said officials could not take questions, citing the ongoing investigation and pending litigation.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The show had a brief run Off Broadway in 1996, then lived on with a miniature national tour and a beloved cast recording.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • However, for mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder, suicidal ideation can be a transient state, according to Duckworth.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Investigation is harder, too, when the victims are transient and/or vulnerable, as many of LISK’s victims were.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • No more passing responsibility onto your upstream providers or downstream users.
    Stephanie Domas, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • More funding than ever is being dedicated to better connectivity and more energy, and new projects are sprouting up everywhere with each passing moment.
    Giuseppe Incitti, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Stay True To Your Brand Do not try to adopt a philosophy to address what is happening in the moment because the news cycle today can be ephemeral.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Away from the game’s heartlands in Kolkata, Kerala and the country’s north east, there is a feeling its presence is fragile, ephemeral, a sudden explosion of glitter and sparkle that may yet disappear in a puff of smoke.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Trump administration’s assurance that the American economy will experience a transitory period is a promise greatly supported by America’s leading Technology and Information sector.
    Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • But on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell labeled the potential effect of tariffs on inflation as likely being short-lived or transitory.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Deciduous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deciduous. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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