Etymology
Origin of fruited
Example Sentences
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The explanation for their propinquity lies not in the creation of some whiz-bang, life-changing, paradigm-bending consumer product, or the shining virtues or particularly fertile minds that grace Silicon Valley’s fruited plain.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025
Before long, most cuisines had some sort of fruited breads or cakes that were early versions of the modern fruitcake.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
European fruitcakes are more like the medieval fruited bread than the versions made in Great Britain and the United States.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
Home to Lincoln Beer Company, patrons can sip on the brewery’s “perfectly pineapple” fruited wheat pints within sight of the building’s towers, reaching nobly into the Southern California skies.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023
"The newly decorated restaurant, Hoo's On First, the eatery of athletes, will hold its grand reopening on Sunday. Specialty of the day: fruited sea bass on purple waves."
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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