grapevine

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Recent Examples of grapevine Photo : Elite Auctions The grapevines produce 12 different varietals. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025 Archaeologists excavating the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the ancient church in Jerusalem situated where Jesus Christ was crucified and buried, recently found evidence of ancient olive trees and grapevines. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Rows of flourishing cabernet and pinot noir grapevines further enhance the villa’s natural beauty. Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 When experienced British trainer Joe Gallagher revealed in February that he had been diagnosed with stage-four liver and bowel cancer, Al-Sheikh had already been in touch after hearing of his illness via the boxing grapevine. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grapevine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grapevine
Noun
  • The likely outcome will be more paperwork on imports and burdens on small businesses, with less scrutiny at the source of production.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 June 2025
  • As a bonus, this fast-growing ground cover provides food sources for pollinators.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • The younger brother was 9 years old, the outlet reported.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
  • The outlet reported that Sanchez had two engagement parties, one in Beverly Hills and another in Positano, Italy.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • However, drinking water is likely the most common avenue of exposure, as well as non-stick cookware, and many others.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 7 June 2025
  • The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. on South Railroad Avenue, between 9th and 10th avenues, according to the San Mateo Police Department.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • In the late 2000s, both Ross’ crew and Cash Money were in Miami recording at Hit Factory, with Khaled serving as the conduit between them, passing tracks back and forth.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
  • Last month, a Los Angeles judge ruled that Sony was no longer obligated to provide episodes to CBS, which has served for decades as the conduit, delivering batches of episodes to television stations around the country.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • But there’s another route this could go down, a silent divorce.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 June 2025
  • Every day at the start of practice, the wide receivers line up and run half-speed routes to get loose, while the quarterbacks throw high-arcing passes downfield.
    Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • As global airlines compete for high-paying passengers, wine is emerging as a new marker of status—less about volume and more about origin, style and association with elite producers.
    Rachel King, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • The origins of jerk cooking go back to the Indigenous Arawak people of Jamaica.
    Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • The fire marshal regulates oil and gas pipelines across the state and must approve the pipelines’ full restart, which is key to the company’s commercial success.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump is moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, his latest attempt to choke the Ivy League school from an international pipeline that accounts for a quarter of the student body.
    Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025

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“Grapevine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grapevine. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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