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berry

[ber-ee] / ˈbɛr i /


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Participants drank a banana based smoothie, a mixed berry smoothie, and a flavanol capsule used as a control.

From Science Daily May 24, 2026

“I’ve been a victim of fashion, unjustly applying berry passion,” goes the final refrain.

From Salon Feb. 19, 2026

The dark purple berry went global in the early 2000s after it was reinvented as a sweet sorbet, often topped with granola and fruit, and marketed for its antioxidant-rich properties.

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

As we finished up our mid-afternoon meal — a hodgepodge of spicy tuna bites and asparagus fries paired with guava and berry mocktails — McCurdy reflected on the agency she is finally able to take.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 19, 2026

On each spike, she’d speared a dried-up berry from the shrub near Deadwood River.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Nervous consumers are also avoiding berries and herbs, which have indentations that can trap microscopic parasites, though they haven’t been implicated in the recent outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

I always get berries at the market, too, like raspberries and blueberries.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Some batches are heavy on berries, some heavy on melon, but no two are the same.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Don't completely ban them, says Kieron - just serve snacks alongside healthier options, like berries or other fruit, replicate snack times at school and don't stress about the odd treat.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

She was wearing his cloak, a ridiculous crown of berries atop her head.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The floral arrangements used “English foliage — holly, berried ivy and red skimmia,” and the tree was to be recycled to be viewed by holiday visitors to Windsor.

From Washington Post Dec. 25, 2022

In fall, masses of winter pansies, ornamental kale and berried shrubs replace tender plantings in the massive window box and containers, while the trim boxwood hedges and clipped hollies carry the show throughout winter.

From Seattle Times Nov. 27, 2021

Days berried jess up hyuh at Mayodan whah Mr. Bollin's house is on and dem new bungyloes is on top um, too.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various

The berried holly is now in great demand all along the Pacific shores, and American purchasers are eager to buy it.

From Some Reminiscences of old Victoria by Fawcett, Edgar

In the virgin forests surrounding the settlers' homes, the crimson berried holly tree against the dark background of lofty pines brightened the winter landscape.

From In Ancient Albemarle by Pugh, Mabel

They spoke most of the weather, and mentioned fishing, berrying and hunting as often as art.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of course, I’m not going to follow her, although it would be easier than playing On the Track, the game we made up when went berrying or food gathering.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Joe and Marly did so much berrying, what with strawberries and then red raspberries and then blackberries, that Joe said he was absolutely berried-out.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

I’m beginning to think she’s gone fishing or berrying and will not return until dusk.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Bessie Lavine did not come back from the berrying expedition until Mr. Jarley had gone back to the landing; and of course she hadn’t much to say about the change in the appearance of things.

From Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club by Marlowe, Amy Bell




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