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Recent Examples of floret
Pausing for refreshment, our bee friend drinks sweet nectar filled disc florets surrounding the cushiony frisée salad bar in the centre.
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
California farm Braga Fresh has recalled broccoli florets after one sample tested positive for listeria.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
Lightly shake the cauliflower to distribute the mixture through all the florets and coat the center with the marinade, too.
—Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
The butter helps brown the florets and adds a sweet, nutty note.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
California farm Braga Fresh has recalled broccoli florets after one sample tested positive for listeria.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
Lightly shake the cauliflower to distribute the mixture through all the florets and coat the center with the marinade, too.
—Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
The butter helps brown the florets and adds a sweet, nutty note.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floret
Noun
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Don't discount the $169.99 buds as purely gimmicky fan merch—they’re excellent dual-driver earphones that show off Aviot’s chops as an audio manufacturer.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
5 Feb. 2025
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For optimal fungus prevention, spray now and again in February, as the buds on your tree have not yet opened. Vegetables.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Attn: Tributes, PO Box 860647, Minneapolis, MN 55486.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Cameron’s hair was brushed up into sleek space buns, with an unexpected accessory adorning them: the OG Apple headphones wrapped around each bun like twine holding together a bunch of flowers.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Garden plants like tomatoes and citrus trees benefit from additional calcium to strengthen their blossoms and fruit.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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But as their friendship blossoms and becomes complicated by Dennis’s attraction to Roman, the story transforms, too, revealing one twist after another, each more somber yet strangely delightful than the previous.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Floret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floret. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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