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noun

ˈfrüt How to pronounce fruit (audio)
Definition of fruitnext
1
as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause one fruit of your faithfulness in carrying out your duties will be more rewarding responsibilities

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as in production
something produced by physical or intellectual effort a popular app that was the fruit of years of research and development

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as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant according to the Bible, God promised Abraham that the fruit of his loins would someday become a great nation

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fruit

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verb

as in to flower

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Recent Examples of fruit
Noun
Their efforts are bearing some fruit but tackling the widespread use of the drug remains an uphill battle. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 18 Aug. 2026 The coolers hold a few treats, like the viral peach and mango fruit pops. — Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
Fort Collins Nursery sells citrus in an eight-inch pot — their smallest fruiting size — and yields will only continue to increase with time. — Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 5 June 2026 Pruning helps the plant focus its energy on fruiting for better fruit quality, manages plant size, and provides better air flow around the plant. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fruit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruit
  1. outcome
  2. production
  3. offspring
  4. flower
  5. resultant
  6. product
  7. seed
  8. bloom
Noun
  • Those conspiracy theories, Wagner said, are often ways of looking at the world that provide answers to questions when an outcome is too uncomfortable for people.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • On Wall Street, the founders observed how institutional investors sought to trade such uncertain binary outcomes as Brexit and the 2016 presidential election through proxies such as swaps, options, and other risk curves.
    — Carson Becker, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of outcome
Noun
  • Commerce production assistant Hailey Roy, who has 3C curls, actually skips a hot tool altogether.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Since 2022, the first full year that both models were put in production, the auto giant has sold at least roughly 120,000 examples of each per year.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of production
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  • In front, Palo Alto 30-somethings bob in the waves on their surfboards, cheered on by their WASPy spouses clad in linen tunics, who keep half an eye on their salty-haired offspring hunting for seashells on the beach.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Unusually for insects, the polyphagous shot-hole borer does not require a male to produce offspring.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of offspring
Verb
  • Spring brings wildflowers to the mountain, while summer fills its alpine meadows with flowering herbs like oregano and thyme.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Floating Flowers Erin fills a container with tinted water to float favorite garden cuttings, including these Tuff Stuff hydrangea, purple petunias, and lime green flowering tobacco.
    — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of flower
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  • Ilie and Ghodla modeled the environment in which the resultant black hole seeds would exist and merge, calculating merger rates and the influence on the gravitational wave background.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • No other spacecraft has ever descended into the moon’s shadowy south polar craters, although NASA did crash a rocket into one in 2009 and watched a resultant plume of water vapor burst out.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of resultant
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  • Such opponents broadly claim surrogacy treats a fetus as a product rather than a person.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pair your time in the pool with relaxing massages and facials, the former with organic oils scented with herbs and flowers from the island, and the latter with products from Rowse, the natural and cruelty-free cosmetics brand.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of product
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  • Key Takeaways Eating raw sunflower seeds is a simple way to enjoy their benefits, including vitamin E, magnesium, and healthy fats.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Apollo Atomics has raised $31 million in seed funding to push its compact nuclear reactor technology toward commercial deployment.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of seed
Verb
  • By July and August, the mountainsides have turned green, wildflowers bloom across the alpine tundra, and Skagway is at its busiest as the cruise season reaches its peak.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Check out the garden’s iris tracker to see when those purple and white beauties are blooming (usually late June).
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
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“Fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruit. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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