floret

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Recent Examples of floret Roast cauliflower and broccoli florets on a baking sheet in the oven for 10 minutes. Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025 Bags of broccoli florets sold at Walmart stores in twenty states, of which at least five are in the South, are being recalled for possible listeria contamination. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025 Fresh broccoli florets: This vegetable works with the steam-smash-bake method perfectly. Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2025 Add broccoli florets for a protein-rich spin on primavera pasta. Audrey Bruno, SELF, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for floret
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Noun
  • Better to keep drawing it back, again and again, to the world around you: to the pinch in your shoe, to the buds in the trees, to the people—all the many, many people—who are right there beside you.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
  • Offering true noise cancellation and a sleek look, the Sony buds have great battery life with 8/5 hours and 21 hours with the case, excellent sound quality, and powerful mics for calls and commands.
    Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Broccoli Salad ▪ 3 stalks of brocoli (separated into flowerets) ▪ 1/2 c. chopped green onions ▪ 1 c. raisins ▪ 1 c. peanuts (salted) Mix together: ▪ 1 c. mayonnaise ▪ 2 T. sugar ▪ 2 T. vinegar 1.
    Rebecca Hancock, star-telegram, 13 June 2017
  • Broccoli Salad ▪ 3 stalks of brocoli (separated into flowerets) ▪ 1/2 c. chopped green onions ▪ 1 c. raisins ▪ 1 c. peanuts (salted) Mix together: ▪ 1 c. mayonnaise ▪ 2 T. sugar ▪ 2 T. vinegar 1.
    Rebecca Hancock, star-telegram.com, 13 June 2017
Noun
  • One person performed Gonzo's big number in full cosplay, complete with a flower pot balanced on their head.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • The Cape’s iconic hydrangeas are only a small piece of this 100-acre property, celebrating the rhododendrons initially hybridized by Charles Dexter, who experimented and produced hundreds of thousands of the flower varieties that still bloom on the property today.
    Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • In return, sunflowers encourage pollinators to visit and ensure your pumpkin and squash blossoms are pollinated.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
  • Rome is particularly well-known for its pizza; if an option topped with anchovies and zucchini blossoms (fiori di zucca) is available, order it.
    Daliah Singer, Denver Post, 5 June 2025

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