1
: any of a genus (Rubus) of usually prickly shrubs of the rose family including the raspberries and blackberries
also
: the fruit of a bramble
2
: a rough prickly shrub or vine
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As the film continues, each character is mired in a tense bramble of their own making trying to track down Severus and protect themselves.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
To prune any brambles, use clean, sharp hand pruners.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
These include chocolate bourbon biscuits, malt balls, toffee, black licorice, cherry liqueur, gold grain biscuits and the scent of a bramble patch.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Last week, amid so many procedural brambles sticking to Republicans, Trump floated the idea of getting Democratic support on the extension of his tax cuts, a notion many Democrats immediately dismissed out of hand.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
To prune any brambles, use clean, sharp hand pruners.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
These include chocolate bourbon biscuits, malt balls, toffee, black licorice, cherry liqueur, gold grain biscuits and the scent of a bramble patch.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Last week, amid so many procedural brambles sticking to Republicans, Trump floated the idea of getting Democratic support on the extension of his tax cuts, a notion many Democrats immediately dismissed out of hand.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Bramble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bramble. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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