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pumpkin

[puhmp-kin, puhng-kin] / ˈpʌmp kɪn, ˈpʌŋ kɪn /
NOUN
vegetable
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They’re styling their homes with pumpkin decor and cozy blankets, showing off fall outfits and partaking in fall drink menus at coffee shops.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Watch the export miracle turn into a pumpkin or improvise.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

The carriage has turned back into a pumpkin, the ballgown is once again just tattered clothing and all the horses have gone back to being mice.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

And she is adding designs inspired by seasons and festive occasions, including a pumpkin spice latte hair clip that debuted this past autumn.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

Charlie didn’t even really want to be in Berkeley; he’d grown up in Manhattan and turned into a pumpkin when he got to the other side of a bridge or tunnel.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

But when the request came in—Bieber wants to carve pumpkins with you at his playhouse—I was like, let’s see what that turns into.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Garten offers additional table-setting ideas, including those with pumpkins, candy corn, chocolate-covered caramels and pears.

From Salon Nov. 18, 2025

The rest of the home is already decked out for Thanksgiving with ceramic pumpkins and strings of orange and gold decorative foliage.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2025

And I thought of all her favorite things, like she loves pumpkins and she likes summer.

From Salon Nov. 2, 2025

North America’s first gardeners were those who got tired of combing the undergrowth for edible gourds and decided to cultivate pumpkins.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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