: a low usually several-stemmed woody plant
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: an aged blend of fruit juice, sugar, and spirits served chilled and diluted with water
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: a beverage made by adding acidulated fruit juice to iced water
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Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Instead, be sure to allow space between each planting with their mature size in mind; vary the height and scale of your shrubs, flowers, and ground cover plants; and use mulch or pine straw between plants to create a finished look without overplanting.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
Many have success in finding herbs, greens and fruiting shrubs near seasonal streams or rivers.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Ground crews are cutting down trees and shrubs on the South Lawn in preparation for the $200 million, 90,000-square-foot expansion of the East Wing that will contain the White House Ballroom, a formal dining area for 900 people.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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The Elixir of Krokos ($13), for example, is a zero-proof drink with raspberry saffron shrub, aloe and pomegranate molasses.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Instead, be sure to allow space between each planting with their mature size in mind; vary the height and scale of your shrubs, flowers, and ground cover plants; and use mulch or pine straw between plants to create a finished look without overplanting.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
Many have success in finding herbs, greens and fruiting shrubs near seasonal streams or rivers.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Ground crews are cutting down trees and shrubs on the South Lawn in preparation for the $200 million, 90,000-square-foot expansion of the East Wing that will contain the White House Ballroom, a formal dining area for 900 people.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shrub
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“Shrub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrub. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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