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Recent Examples of grapevine
Rows of flourishing cabernet and pinot noir grapevines further enhance the villa’s natural beauty.
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
When experienced British trainer Joe Gallagher revealed in February that he had been diagnosed with stage-four liver and bowel cancer, Al-Sheikh had already been in touch after hearing of his illness via the boxing grapevine.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Douro Valley, Portugal The Douro Valley, along the scenic Douro River, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is filled with terraces lined with grapevines cultivated for centuries to produce renowned wines, especially Port.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Made with silk flowers and natural grapevine, the indoor-outdoor wreath would do best behind a glass door or on a covered porch where it can be protected from sun damage.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2025
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
When experienced British trainer Joe Gallagher revealed in February that he had been diagnosed with stage-four liver and bowel cancer, Al-Sheikh had already been in touch after hearing of his illness via the boxing grapevine.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Douro Valley, Portugal The Douro Valley, along the scenic Douro River, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is filled with terraces lined with grapevines cultivated for centuries to produce renowned wines, especially Port.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Made with silk flowers and natural grapevine, the indoor-outdoor wreath would do best behind a glass door or on a covered porch where it can be protected from sun damage.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grapevine
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Charlie Davis Season: 46 Placed: 2nd If Q was the hurricane blowing through Survivor 46, Davis was a source of calm geniality at the center, constantly quoting Taylor Swift songs while obscuring his careful, clever gameplay.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
29 May 2025
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In addition, with Serge Gnabry a year away from being a free agent, Leroy Sane’s contract renewal increasingly tenuous, and Kingsley Coman another likely departure, the wide forwards positions — which have so often been a source of such power — need regenerating.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Scheele’s brother, a marine biologist, told the outlet this is the first sighting the pair have made of the species, following six years of searching.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Jennings then shared the agreement with other media outlets, and the department released a statement on his retirement.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2025
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July 4: Elgin’s annual downtown Independence Day Parade will start at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Douglas and Slade avenues and end about 11 a.m. at Douglas and Highland avenues.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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With various themes running throughout the story in tandem — race, class, addiction and recovery — readers have multiple avenues for personal connection to the story.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
25 May 2025
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LLMs and machine learning are merely the conduit through which benefits to the customer are delivered.—
Justin Warren,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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His strained, sandpaper-coarse timbre served as an ideal conduit for songs concerned with boisterous revelries, shady agreements, licentious intentions and musical pleasures.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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But there’s another route this could go down, a silent divorce.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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Process mining is the statistically most popular routes (where there is tracking).—
Ian Gotts,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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As global airlines compete for high-paying passengers, wine is emerging as a new marker of status—less about volume and more about origin, style and association with elite producers.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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He is charged in U.S. District Court in Colorado with a hate crime involving actual or perceived race, religion, or national origin.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
2 June 2025
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The fire marshal regulates oil and gas pipelines across the state and must approve the pipelines’ full restart, which is key to the company’s commercial success.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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President Donald Trump is moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, his latest attempt to choke the Ivy League school from an international pipeline that accounts for a quarter of the student body.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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“Grapevine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grapevine. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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