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grapevine

[greyp-vahyn] / ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn /
NOUN
vine
Synonyms


NOUN
gossip
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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And if they had, she said, she would have heard about it through the grapevine.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

"Online patient communities work a lot like a neighborhood grapevine," says Ungar.

From Science Daily May 24, 2026

Some reporters have gotten Trump’s digits through the grapevine or from colleagues; at least one simply asked him.

From Slate Mar. 18, 2026

Bill Musgrave, then the Golden Bears’ offensive coordinator, had heard about Mendoza through the coaching grapevine.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

As a kid, Luma would climb a grapevine on the concrete wall behind the house and watch the men play.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Just 50 miles from the thriving Somerset grapevines, Phil Collins shows me a much sadder sight.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

"I think this decline is very regrettable," Tariq Lenny Bas, who grew up among the grapevines of western Austria, told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

While they feed on more than 100 different plant species, they have a particular affinity for grapevines and a tree known as the “tree of heaven.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2024

“It’s much faster to do, and makes a lot more sense, when you have an entire crew,” he admitted before discussing the tractors, the road trips and the grapevines that keep him grounded.

From New York Times Apr. 27, 2024

The decorations even extended to the walls, where grapevines had been cut and woven into wreaths, and then peppered with fall leaves and dried flowers.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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