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as in kid
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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Recent Examples of sprout
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Watermelon extract and lentil extract are chock full of plant peptides to smooth texture and fine lines, while Swiss garden cress sprout extract minimizes the appearance of pores and hydrates.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Late-blooming daffodils, like 'Sir Winston Churchill' and 'Salome', will start blooming when mid-season daffodils stop sprouting.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Food recalls issued in February include some tahini sesame paste, alfalfa sprouts, canned tuna, bamboo shoots, beef tallow and other products.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Watermelon extract and lentil extract are chock full of plant peptides to smooth texture and fine lines, while Swiss garden cress sprout extract minimizes the appearance of pores and hydrates.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Fleas infested the home, biting them in their sleep, and rain leaked through the shingles into the attic, sprouting a cluster of mushrooms, the lawsuit said.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Late-blooming daffodils, like 'Sir Winston Churchill' and 'Salome', will start blooming when mid-season daffodils stop sprouting.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprout
Noun
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Pee-Wee falls off his bicycle and crashes in front of a group of watching kids.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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The interaction between Bascombe and Adam depicts the challenges for parents looking to decode kids’ online language.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There, wisteria laces the tops of ancient oaks, their limbs sleeved in resurrection ferns and dripping mosses.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
20 Mar. 2025
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Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some plants germinate readily outdoors, but still need protection from critters, and diligent attention to watering and weeding.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2025
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Weed seed beds are often abundant and new weed seeds are likely to germinate, even in the best prepared beds, particularly if they are tilled.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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Illinois passed a law in August 2023 requiring parents to compensate child influencers, becoming the first state to do so.—
Karen Fratti,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The pilot is eying a June shoot in Atlanta, sources said.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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The idea is that, if a model is busy with a shoot in New York, their digital likeness can be used instead of a shoot that would have otherwise needed to take place in Los Angeles on the same day.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Those attempts, in turn, produced more points than their opponents.—
Brendan Quinn,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Isar's Spectrum also isn't reusable, but European officials hope competition from new startups will produce fresh launch options, and perhaps stimulate an inspired response from Europe's entrenched launch companies.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The right bud plays and pauses audio with a double tap or skips to the next track with a triple tap.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Mar. 2025
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Start Fertilizing in Early Spring or Late Winter When the days start to get longer and the temperatures warm in early spring or late winter, orchids begin producing new growth and initiating bud development, Kondrat says.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Small to medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, driving growth while balancing ambitious goals with limited resources.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Mexican restaurant was given a yellow placard for mold-like growth and food being improperly thawed.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Sprout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprout. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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