as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
decided the office needed more foliage and bought a few plants
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Recent Examples of foliage
Casuarina trees sway quietly in the coastal breeze, while dense foliage around the house creates pockets of shade throughout the day.
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Mona Basharat,
Architectural Digest,
25 June 2026
Plants produce long, straight stems and shiny, deeply-veined foliage.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
In constrast, evening watering leaves foliage wet overnight, which creates prime conditions for plant diseases to take hold.
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2026
Escalation garnered Bendix new government contracts, including the contract for Agent Orange, a herbicide developed to strip the jungle of the foliage that otherwise gave such unnervingly effective cover to the guerilla soldiers of the pro-Communist Viet Cong.
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Literary Hub,
24 June 2026
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Mona Basharat,
Architectural Digest,
25 June 2026
Plants produce long, straight stems and shiny, deeply-veined foliage.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
In constrast, evening watering leaves foliage wet overnight, which creates prime conditions for plant diseases to take hold.
—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2026
Escalation garnered Bendix new government contracts, including the contract for Agent Orange, a herbicide developed to strip the jungle of the foliage that otherwise gave such unnervingly effective cover to the guerilla soldiers of the pro-Communist Viet Cong.
—
Literary Hub,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foliage
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The county Board of Supervisors recently passed a motion calling on county departments to develop a plan to clear vegetation in Altadena and Sunset Mesa.
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Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
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Barnacles, mussels, clams, algae and other warm-seawater-dwelling fauna and flora have latched onto oil tankers hundreds of massive oil tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf over the past several months.
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Upon returning to Brazil, Burle Marx began collecting tropical and subtropical species with rare intensity, eventually transforming his home outside Rio into a living archive of Brazilian flora, more than 3,500 plants strong.
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“Foliage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foliage. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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