as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously weedy vegetation in the abandoned lot

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Recent Examples on the Web The same process is used to establish a new lawn over bare (or weedy) soil. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2024 Officials said they are found in shallow weedy areas near the water’s surface. Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 17 July 2024 Is there anything that can be done to remove the weedy grass? Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024 Although the flowers are quite lovely and attract native bees and minute pirate bugs (an insect that feeds on thrips, spider mites, and aphids), plants can become weedy if allowed to set seed. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for weedy 

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“Weedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weedy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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