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grapevine

[greyp-vahyn] / ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn /
NOUN
vine
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NOUN
gossip
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Pans heave with labor-intensive dishes like çalkama, a Turkish pastry, and yaprak sarma, grapevine leaves filled by hand with a mixture of rice, onions, tomatoes and herbs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

"Online patient communities work a lot like a neighborhood grapevine," says Ungar.

From Science Daily May 24, 2026

Some reporters have gotten Trump’s digits through the grapevine or from colleagues; at least one simply asked him.

From Slate Mar. 18, 2026

The vase is a rare underglaze decorated with two squirrels hiding in a fruiting grapevine.

From BBC May 11, 2025

The news spread first along the mission grapevine and through government employees and among the diplomats at cocktail parties, and finally the rumors began to reach Europe.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Just 50 miles from the thriving Somerset grapevines, Phil Collins shows me a much sadder sight.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

"I think this decline is very regrettable," Tariq Lenny Bas, who grew up among the grapevines of western Austria, told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

The nursery is famous for its grapevines and root stock of almond, walnut and pistachio, which are sold to farmers, commercial growers and retail nurseries.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2024

“These invasive insects feed on the sap of grapevines, while also leaving behind a sticky honeydew residue on the clusters and leaves.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2024

The railings were a delicate tangle of iron grapevines and creatures.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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