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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
Joy Emeh, Health, 3 June 2026
In the roadside planters, green sprouts poked up.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
Some of Weitz’s glitches seem to sprout off the guitar arrangements, adding unnerving shadows.
—Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
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Noun
Other common vegetables, such as green peas, artichokes, and Brussels sprouts, offer a higher amount of fiber than broccoli.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 3 June 2026
In the roadside planters, green sprouts poked up.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Verb
Expect clover seeds to sprout in about 2 to 3 days when temperatures are above 60°F.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
Some of Weitz’s glitches seem to sprout off the guitar arrangements, adding unnerving shadows.
—Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprout
Noun
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Take a bunch of kids who’ve never been out of East Tennessee.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Your support will help ease the financial burden and give Pam and her kids a sense of hope and security.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The devices can make toys, prosthetic limbs and even airplane parts.—
David A. Lieb,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Apply it before dandelion seeds germinate in mid- to late spring.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 June 2026
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Crabgrass first appears in the spring, but new plants keep germinating throughout the summer, says Waltz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Every year for birthdays and holidays, my in-laws give cash as gifts to their children and the spouses.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Sam Abu Haikal is the 13th child to be killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank so far this year, according to the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, which has documented the killing of 236 children in the region by Israeli forces since the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Noun
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But the day of the shoot — there was a biscuit rig on the car, and the gentleman working the biscuit rig did a test run and lost control of the car.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Markley brought Lou Antonellis, a representative from the IBEW, an electrical workers union, to our shoot.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Verb
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In the 1970s, what was then West Germany co-produced the Tornado bomber with the UK and Italy; then in the 1990s Germany worked with the UK, Italy and Spain to produce the dog-fighting Eurofighter jet.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Moss is also executive producing under her Love & Squalor Pictures banner in addition to starring.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The one that seems most poised to go mainstream is the haircut rocked by chief bestie Allie Hayes, or Allie-Cat according to her puck bud, college hockey star Dean Di Laurentis, who went ahead and put the pet in pet name.—
Elle Turner,
Glamour,
18 June 2026
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The president and his team did their best to nip the Epstein story in the bud.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Russia is experiencing growth stagnation – even recession by some economists’ estimates – as well as rampant business closures and declining consumer confidence, Snegovaya said.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Culture is a growth asset, not a soft benefit.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Sprout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprout. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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