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Recent Examples of branchlet
The photo of the branchlet tips shows the male pollen cones of cedar, which occur at the tips.
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oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
Only lemon trees require other pruning, to thin out twiggy branchlets so the plant can put more energy into vigorous branches, and to let light into the plant.
—Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
Roth’s weeping fig is a classic example: braided trunk, delicately drooping branchlets, and a dense shock of glossy leaves about 2 inches long .
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
Only lemon trees require other pruning, to thin out twiggy branchlets so the plant can put more energy into vigorous branches, and to let light into the plant.
—Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
Roth’s weeping fig is a classic example: braided trunk, delicately drooping branchlets, and a dense shock of glossy leaves about 2 inches long .
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for branchlet
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Untamed lingers on the body’s bluish decay and gouged limbs, a macabre counter to the suggestion that being outside will rejuvenate your spirit and your body.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 July 2025
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Techniques to treat the bone cancer osteosarcoma without amputating the patient’s limb, for example, were first developed in dogs.—
Knowable Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 July 2025
Noun
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From movement coaches for fashion shoots to employing security at book signings, the world looks very different nowadays for England women’s footballers.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Murph's boldest look for her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover shoot was another vintage-looking swimsuit in a bright blue and white gingham print.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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His family’s crest is a flying spur, which signifies readiness and speed, and is derived from a spur that was delivered to Robert the Bruce to warn him to prepare for battle for the borders of Scotland; the crest was later awarded to the Johnstone family when Bruce became King of Scotland.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Near the tunnel's halfway point, there's a 2.6-mile-long spur with the island of Kvitsøy, Norway's smallest municipality.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The event is an outgrowth of the district's Free Week festival which takes place each January.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The Diddy federal trial is the outgrowth of a civil suit filed, in 2023, by Ventura against Combs.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
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But when the branches become leggy, the shrub can take on the look of a gathering of droopy bobbleheads.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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Charles Lawler pleaded guilty to holding up the BMO Harris branch at 1795 S. Washington St. on Sept. 22, 2021, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Northern Illinois District Office new release.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Later, New Music Seminar leaders Mark Josephson and Joel Webber visit Austin with an eye to creating a regional offshoot.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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Weir and Hart are two of the three surviving original Grateful Dead members, the other being Bill Kreutzmann, who signed on with the offshoot group when it was formed 10 years ago but has since left.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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On July 18, FKA twigs filed a request for dismissal, according to the court docket.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
22 July 2025
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LaBeouf has long denied many of FKA twigs’ claims of abuse.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
22 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Branchlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branchlet. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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