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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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Without warning, the robot loses control, thrashing its limbs, knocking over equipment and forcing the technicians to scramble out of harm's way.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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Several young men, including Reed’s grandson, were helping to haul debris, trees and limbs to the curb May 23.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
1 June 2025
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At the Los Angeles video shoot, the then-quartet comprised of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett worked with Darren Grant as director, Chris Maldonado and Eric Ferrell as makeup artists and Tina in charge of the group’s hair.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Now step inside Nicole Kidman's Allure cover shoot: Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
26 May 2025
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According to the National Wild Turkey Federation, around one percent of toms have multiple spurs.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
7 May 2025
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Each of its legs had a 1 3/8-inch spur, plus another 5/8-inch spur beside the first one.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
7 May 2025
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The Institute The Davidson Institute for Global Security is an outgrowth of Dartmouth’s Initiative for Global Security, a four-year pilot program for which the Davidsons had provided early seed funding.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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At the end of the day, people should remember that the recent performance of cash is partly an outgrowth of a very specific environment, Benz said.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
7 May 2025
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Gracia Grande, the program officer at the Salvadoran branch of the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, told CNN that the law is an existential threat to her NGO’s work.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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Four Sacramento Public Library branches are now lending e-bikes and e-trikes to adult cardholders for up to one week.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2025
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Hamas is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, which recent reports show to be involved in an influence campaign aimed at European Union institutions, with Qatari and Kuwaiti backing.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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The weapons and shield forge a fascinating offshoot from the combat of the first two games.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
21 May 2025
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Here, a twig fence and rough-hewn steps lend structure to a path while looking at one with the lush landscape. 2.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2025
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The addition of new species and novel analyses are constantly reshaping that evolutionary tree, and sometimes the category changes shift more than just a few twigs but entire evolutionary branches.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Branchlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branchlet. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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