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Recent Examples of fruiting
Fall-fruiting raspberries fruit on canes that grew in the current season (primocanes), whereas summer-bearing raspberries only develop fruit on second-year canes (floricanes).
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
Look for fruiting fig varieties that are ideal for containers and can fruit year-round indoors.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
Look for fruiting fig varieties that are ideal for containers and can fruit year-round indoors.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruiting
Verb
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Early warm spells can encourage spring-flowering bulbs to emerge before the risk of cold damage has passed.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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Key harvest signals include firm skin, flowering for early harvests, and foliage dieback for full maturity.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For the warmer months, sit outside at The Garden for views of Aspen Mountain accompanied by blooming flowers around you.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Outdoors, the magnolias, camellias and winter roses are blooming, along with the first of spring’s showy daffodils, and the hiking trails are open.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The meeting could have seeding implications, with the Hawks losing what could be a tiebreaker between the two teams.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Before the game, activists clandestinely distributed 15,000 of them to fans entering Levi’s Stadium for the Super Bowl, seeding grassroots support toward a performer who spoke up for Latinos and immigrants at the Grammy Awards last week.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pert, smiling, and all-natural (except for their Botox), the MAHA mom helped Trump ascend to victory by propagating dangerous misinformation about the MMR vaccine, a modern medical advance that has saved countless children’s lives.—
Ej Dickson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
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If there is no wave propagating, then there is no power dissipation.—
Dina Genkina,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Fruiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruiting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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