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pumpkin

[puhmp-kin, puhng-kin] / ˈpʌmp kɪn, ˈpʌŋ kɪn /
NOUN
vegetable
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The carriage has turned back into a pumpkin, the ballgown is once again just tattered clothing and all the horses have gone back to being mice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

And she is adding designs inspired by seasons and festive occasions, including a pumpkin spice latte hair clip that debuted this past autumn.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The pumpkin rice and peas, seasoned with thyme, from Dominica was a good complement to the Trinidadian curry shrimp, whose pot was licked clean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It was a Cinderella story that smelled like rotting pumpkin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

At Snowberger’s the smells of pumpkin pie and com bread dressing upstairs mingled with the etherlike smells from downstairs, where Daddy worked on Myrtis Rogers, getting her ready for a Saturday funeral.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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