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sprout

verb as in develop

Strongest matches

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The sprouts are more like the main event than a side when generously embellished the way these are, with creamy béchamel, Parmesan and pancetta.

Yoga studios and boxing gyms catering to women, as well as belly dancing classes, have sprouted around the capital -- a far cry from the days when they were banned from sport.

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An entire logistics chain sprouted around soybeans and to support shipments to China—plants that crush and process beans into oil, rail lines and upgrades to West Coast ports.

And when Roz studied the ground, she spotted tiny green sprouts trying to take root.

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The driveway cut through a row of trees on its way out to the crop fields, which were flat and square and covered with bright green sprouts.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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