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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
John Mariani, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Fall varietals of pumpkin, squash, apples, pomegranates, Brussels sprouts, kale and cranberries can be savory additions and add color to plates.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
Answer: Light pruning now, known as grooming, might help your impatiens sprout new shoots and more blooms for the cooler months.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Wines between $15 and $500, given their enormous variety, work better, and, because of chemical interactions, no wine of any kind will complement Brussels sprouts, artichokes or asparagus.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Fall varietals of pumpkin, squash, apples, pomegranates, Brussels sprouts, kale and cranberries can be savory additions and add color to plates.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Verb
Seeds of plants such as radish, white clover, and ryegrass were then placed in that media and left to sprout.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
Answer: Light pruning now, known as grooming, might help your impatiens sprout new shoots and more blooms for the cooler months.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprout
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Many days, the kids are hungry, the fridge is empty, and the bank account is low.Katie Shepherd, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
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Needless to say, the kids sure had an adventurous Christmas.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Finally, through years of swimming at an awkward 45-degree angle, the turtle mostly used its fore flippers, which led to atrophy of the hind limbs.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
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Green skeletal tree limbs and animal vertebrae lay preserved by the metals.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Would those seeds help germinate a relationship or will budding optimism wilt?Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Periods of warm weather mid-winter can cause seeds to germinate before spring.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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There, in 1995, a 26-year-old Gulf War veteran lighted a fuse inside a rental truck packed with 5,000 pounds of explosives and killed 168 people, including 19 children in the second-floor day care.Zach Baylin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Investment in children’s content remains negligible, at A$58M, down from A$81M the year before but up on the 2019/20 figure of A$51M. Meanwhile the Producer Offset contributed A$245M of investment in all drama, with $75M in financing provided for Australian theatrical features.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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But a promotion tied to the 25th anniversary of Spongebob Squarepants has been a green shoot for the burger chain.Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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That year, the founders did a shoot with legendary model and journalist Benedetta Barzini, who remains a friend of the brand and features also in the images promoting the new collection.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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They were employed at Boeing’s manufacturing factory, where its 737 MAX, 767, and 777 planes are produced.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
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As demand for plastics grows, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has produced an abundant supply of natural gas, an important feedstock for making plastics.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s threatened unconstitutional actions must be nipped in the bud.Pierce O'Donnell, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The case holds just one additional charge of 11 hours, making for a total of 22 hours between the buds and the case.PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
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That figure missed the 4.6% increase expected by a Reuters poll, and is markedly lower than the 4.8% growth recorded in October.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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Industrial production growth stayed broadly flat at 5.4% compared with 5.3% in October.Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Sprout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprout. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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