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as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
a springtime of entrepreneurship in the old Soviet bloc after the fall of the Iron Curtain
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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
a man in the winter of his life reminiscing about his springtime and wondering where all the years went
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Recent Examples of springtime
The start of springtime means longer days with the sun, thanks to daylight saving time.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
Workers are busy February through May with springtime shipments of commodities including nursery plants and outdoor household products.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
Hoppe and her team tested and ruled out many possible explanations, and recognized that the uptick in photosynthesis coincided with the return of the first springtime sunlight.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Gardening Applications Seed Starters Save up your egg cartons each winter for the perfect springtime seed trays!
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
Workers are busy February through May with springtime shipments of commodities including nursery plants and outdoor household products.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
Hoppe and her team tested and ruled out many possible explanations, and recognized that the uptick in photosynthesis coincided with the return of the first springtime sunlight.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Gardening Applications Seed Starters Save up your egg cartons each winter for the perfect springtime seed trays!
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for springtime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for springtime
Noun
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The blooms that produce the toxin result from a specific type of algae.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Of course, there are plenty of places to see the famous Dutch blooms in Amsterdam, too.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Who can resist the classic flavors of this childhood favorite?—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
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Across the street from his childhood church stands the decaying remains of Scott Grocery Store, where Brooks worked as a teenager.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
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With curly, strawberry-blonde hair and a preternaturally intense stare, Kidman stood out among the 14-year-olds in the Sydney-area youth acting school that a 27-year-old Campion once visited to cast her student film.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Scotland youth international has travelled down to train with Arsenal’s under-18 group on a number of occasions and also competed in an international tournament in July.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Springtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springtime. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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