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

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Recent Examples of weedy For years, nearby residents came to this isolated corner of the lakefront to take walks and find comfort in the solitude and often unkept beach and weedy woodland behind it. Michael McColly, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025 Three or four of them had swung into a weedy draw about 75 yards ahead of us. H. R. Temple, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025 In Ohio’s largest city, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has extra cause to celebrate thanks to four male weedy seadragons, each one bearing a huge bundle of eggs tucked along their tails. Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025 Fill bare or weedy spots in the lawn with the help of summer rains. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for weedy
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  • The fossil was embedded inside rocks that date to between 115 million and 108 million years ago, in the Early Cretaceous period, when the area was covered by a lush river valley.
    Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Polyanthus primrose produces velvety blooms in rich blue, purple, burgundy, and golden hues above lush green foliage.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This rampant, unauthorized AI use degrades the educational experience of individual students who overly rely on the technology and those who wish to avoid using it.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Speculation remains rampant that those three ACC schools will leave that league before the end of this decade for the SEC or Big Ten.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The once-prosperous toy store chain had collapsed in bankruptcy and shuttered all its stores several years ago.
    Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • May many more young conservatives stand up and continue his efforts in pursuit of a freer, safer and more prosperous America.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This happens when its dense stellar corpse is close enough to its companion star to allow its gravity to begin stripping away the partner's stellar material.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The resulting configuration provides much denser storage than conventional all flash parallel file systems.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • Beyond it is a three-hectare haven of silvery olive trees, luxuriant Washingtonia palms, and lawns where peacocks wander freely.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a beard provided a simpler solution: a luxuriant facial covering requiring only the occasional scissor trim—no barber necessary.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025

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“Weedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weedy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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