grapevine
noun
grape·vine
ˈgrāp-ˌvīn 
1
2
a
: an informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip
heard it through the grapevine
b
: a secret source of information
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March, run, skip, grapevine, bear crawl, high-step, or any other move of their choice around the house or down a hallway and back.
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Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
The bug has devastated trees, grapevines, and other fruit crops, earning it a listing of potentially the most destructive invasive insect in 150 years by Pennsylvania State University.
—Claire Marie Porter, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
No one wants to be told something through the grapevine.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
The insects’ interest in grapevines, maples, and black walnut trees could seriously impact logging industries, experts say.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 July 2024
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Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
The bug has devastated trees, grapevines, and other fruit crops, earning it a listing of potentially the most destructive invasive insect in 150 years by Pennsylvania State University.
—Claire Marie Porter, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
No one wants to be told something through the grapevine.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
The insects’ interest in grapevines, maples, and black walnut trees could seriously impact logging industries, experts say.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 July 2024
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grapevine
noun
grape·vine
ˈgrāp-ˌvīn
1
2
: an unofficial means of spreading information or gossip from person to person
Geographical Definition
Grapevine
geographical name
Grape·vine
ˈgrāp-ˌvīn
city in northern Texas northeast of Fort Worth population 46,334
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