Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Living Labyrinth: The city transforms at 12 o'clock, new buildings sprouting up and others retracting.
Source: Film / Dark City -
The Thing also displays the ability to perfectly mimic any living thing — until it's threatened, at which point it flips out and begins sprouting tentacles, giant toothy mouths, etc.
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A couple of commentaries in the remastered edition give a more benevolent interpretation: sprouting causes the soul to be reincarnated in the World of the Living.
Source: Video Game / Grim Fandango
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Sprouting and Living. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/living/sprouting
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Sprouting or Living. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/living/sprouting.
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