bramble

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Recent Examples of bramble 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 However, these brambles can spread aggressively through underground runners. Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bramble 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bramble
Noun
  • The diplomatic tangle was particularly complicated for Italy, which is a historic ally of Washington but maintains good relations with Tehran.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.
    Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Look at nature and consider the fact that although bushfires destroy, there are certain bushes that only grow as a result of that bushfire.
    Simone Milasas, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Volunteers like Wilfredo Chavez, 39, said trekking through the thick bushes and branches is an effort to understand his own family’s trip across the border.
    Mariana Martínez Barba, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Inca dominated Peru’s Andes Mountains and jungles for centuries.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
  • For the people of the Alto Juruá, the fer-de-lance is a grim reality of the dangers of life in the jungle.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Cal Fire and Ventura County fire investigators said one ignition was caused by an electric wire falling and igniting dry brush.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
  • His top styling tip is to use a round brush when blow drying.
    Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Weather led to a scrub of the Aug. 3 attempt, but SpaceX was able to launch despite Tropical Storm Debby churning off Florida’s southwest coast.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2025
  • An ammonia solution is a highly effective cleaner for this tough job, especially when paired with a non-scratch scrub sponge for extra scouring power.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The deputy — perceiving he was being targeted — stopped being polite and rammed the bicyclist, sending him bouncing off the hood, sailing through hedges and crashing to the ground, a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office video shows.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • With Lillard on the left sideline, Lopez set another screen, but a high hedge from Nikola Vučević kept Lillard from finding an open look.
    Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Western monarchs rely on overwintering groves along the California coast, some of which are now proposed to be designated as critical habitat for the species.
    Sharmeen Morrison, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Sylmar is yet another Los Angeles, remote and rugged, far to the north in the San Fernando Valley, an arid swath of ranches and working-class suburbs once known for its groves of olive trees.
    Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, in 2024, over the summer, there was twice the average amount of biomass in grasslands and scrublands in coastal Southern California due to these two wet winters in a row.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Residents and hikers first saw it as a modest brush fire looming in the parched scrubland.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025

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“Bramble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bramble. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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