sprout 1 of 2

noun

Definition of sproutnext
1
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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2
as in limb
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant the raspberry bushes began sending out sprouts in early spring

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sprout

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verb

as in to germinate

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Recent Examples of sprout
Noun
Brussels Sprouts Brussels sprouts are a fall staple for a reason. — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2026 Even manures, unless composted,can contain ready-to-sprout seeds. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
But Harvey has earned the trust, in camp, to fully sprout his Joker wings. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2026 In a work so dense with references, mistakes will sprout like crabgrass; write a big book on André Le Nôtre’s formal gardens and the earthworm experts will gather to deride your confusion. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sprout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprout
  1. kid
  2. limb
  3. germinate
  4. child
  5. shoot
  6. produce
  7. bud
  8. growth
Noun
  • But that also ties some kids’ savings to a single company’s fortunes.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The kind of life admin tasks like swim lesson sign-ups and appointment confirmations that pile up with alarming frequency in a house of one preschool-age kid and two adults with full-time jobs.
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • Power flows immediately on contact and cuts out the second the limb lifts.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
  • After its manufacturer withdrew it in 1961, more than 10,000 children were found to have been born with severe malformations, in which their limbs were shortened or failed to form.
    — Mallory Green, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of limb
Verb
  • Meanwhile, without the animal manure that farmers once used to enrich the soil, the farmers’ seedlings struggle to germinate.
    — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Plant watercress when the soil is between 50 and 60°F, and keep it consistently moist for the first week or two (or start germinating the seeds indoors).
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of germinate
Noun
  • Unusually, adult children can (in rare cases) be liable to pay for parents’ care if the parents run out of money.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Morio, already a tender and delicate soul, becomes increasingly protective of the woman carrying his child.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of child
Noun
  • The Canary Islands broaden that services pitch to international shoots.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • During a shoot on a remote island, Lee and the rest of the crew had to lug heavy equipment off boats and across a mountain.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoot
Verb
  • The new film by the Golden Leopard-winning director will be produced under Brazil’s MyMama Entertainment banner in co-production with Switzerland’s Cinédokké Sagl and Brazil’s MMM Carioca.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • An enticing blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot, the wine had fewer than 5,500 bottles produced of its inaugural 2022 vintage and only 300 are allocated to the United States.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of produce
Noun
  • One of the buds formed a small receptacle that held some musk and balsam, rare and expensive fragrances.
    — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
  • After cutting open both stems and swapping the batteries between earbuds, iFixit noticed the buds could no longer be charged.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of bud
Noun
  • The rest was onshore coalbed methane, or coal seam gas, and those resources aren’t in growth mode either.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Once a high-flying tech growth story, the nearly 30-year-old company is now the studio establishment as all the attention and investment has gone to AI bets in public markets.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Sprout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprout. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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