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Recent Examples of bramble
Both brambles can be trained up trellises or even grown on individual stakes.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
Both bramble berries, but especially raspberries, grow best in half-day sun.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
Oftentimes, these fill up with briars, brambles, grasses, and even forbs.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Pacific Northwest The edible brambles and thickets of the Pacific Northwest are the envy of anyone who wishes to graze on the fruit of the shrub; Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), tall Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium), and salal (Gaultheria shallon).
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
Both bramble berries, but especially raspberries, grow best in half-day sun.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
Oftentimes, these fill up with briars, brambles, grasses, and even forbs.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Pacific Northwest The edible brambles and thickets of the Pacific Northwest are the envy of anyone who wishes to graze on the fruit of the shrub; Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), tall Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium), and salal (Gaultheria shallon).
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bramble
Noun
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Why isn’t there space for an organic unfurling, a messy tangle of threads that overlap and deviate?—
Rebekah Taussig,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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Figuring out why tangles are so tricky could help scientists predict when people’s snap judgments about a physical situation are likely to be wrong, leading to unsafe reactions.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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During the same interview, Mr. Trump praised the Secret Service agent who saw the rifle's barrel coming out of a bush.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
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According to two other witnesses, Blue Jr. hid two guns behind a bush in front of the building before officers arrived, the affidavit said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some migrants said their passports and most of their cellphones were taken away before they were locked in the hotel, denied access to lawyers and told they would soon be sent to a makeshift camp near the Panamanian jungle.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Dorrigo’s involvement with the book launch stirs up vivid memories of his time in the Thai jungle, lobbying in vain with the Japanese command to improve conditions for the men, many of them suffering from dysentery, malnutrition and malaria.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the car, Stone jammed his backpack between his knees, and the two siblings inched down Palisades Drive, the brush along the shoulder a roaring blaze.—
Corina Knoll,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Toth recommends shakers for areas with thinning and powders with brushes for hairline recession.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There’s a thin, squiggly tattoo running down the forearm of diligent hospital nurse Floria, always visible past the short sleeves of her royal-blue scrubs, but hard to really get a look at, since her hands are constantly in motion, doggedly busy.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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If the outsole gets dirty, a quick scrub with a soft brush should do the trick.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The catalyst was a Kamala Harris win in the November election, kind of like a hedge.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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Erect blackberries like 'Navaho' can be planed in traditional rows or grown as a hedge.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Marchesi Alfieri At the intersection of Roero, Langhe, and Monferrato, in Italy’s storied Piedmont region, where vineyards meld among hazelnut groves and forests, the winemaking legacy of Marchesi Alfieri began in 1696.—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The spectacle of corporations changing their posture in waves, like groves of saplings in a storm, may seem startling.—
Jeff Sommer,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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New Jersey Pine Barrens The New Jersey Pine Barrens, a large, beautiful national reserve in the southern part of the state, is a unique ecosystem composed of forests, scrubland and waterways.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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The first of two drones lifts off over the brown scrubland.—
ByMeredith Wadman,
science.org,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Bramble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bramble. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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