I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Brussels sprout
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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Aerials sprout up like weeds on the roof.
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On the fringes of the crowd, the odd tent sprouted up where beer and whiskey were being sold.
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Beyond her kitchen window, crocuses sprouted up from the grass, bright as doubloons, orange and heliotrope.
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Superior products would evolve and stiff competition would sprout up as Roundup patent protections expired around the globe.
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We all sprouted up in these valleys of mirth.
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The snags offer safe nesting sites for birds, as thousands of young trees and plants sprout up on the surrounding riverbank.
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I didn't discover the first snail or the first nettle that sprouted up on this planet.
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More links between the distant parts of the globe began to sprout up all over.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Jim seemed to have sprouted a beard overnight.
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Weeds are starting to sprout through cracks in the sidewalk.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Beyond her kitchen window, crocuses sprouted up from the grass, bright as doubloons, orange and heliotrope.
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But even the grass roots of the club are sprouting.
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Dark hair sprouted off the stump as if off a swollen knuckle.
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Early potatoes should be sprouted indoors now to go out in spring.
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He was standing in the centre of the corridor with sheaves of documents sprouting from his fists.
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Superior products would evolve and stiff competition would sprout up as Roundup patent protections expired around the globe.
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The end started around the time our subjects sprouted the slightest of facial hair.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
brussels
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Banana-flavoured Brussels sprouts are even under consideration.
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Bring a pot of water to a boil and immerse Brussels sprouts in boiling water.
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Cover pot and simmer until Brussels sprouts are just barely tender, about 5 minutes.
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Drain Brussels sprouts and set aside to cool.
■ NOUN
bean
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Add bean sprouts and cook another half minute.
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I pried open several cartons of bean sprouts , basil, and lettuces and soaked them in a pail of water.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A sprout can take just so much and then no more.
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Add bean sprouts and cook another half minute.