as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
Scottish highlands covered with lush greenery
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Recent Examples of greenery
The spa has a similar indoor-outdoor feel: the yoga studio looks out onto greenery while hot and cold plunge pools come with a wide view of the hills.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
This simple intervention blends architecture with greenery, and creates a soft buffer between the interior and the urban surroundings.
—New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025
Located within the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, the indoor-outdoor dining restaurant celebrates the intersecting cultures of Turkey, Greece, and Lebanon in a sophisticated yet relaxed setting with cool Mediterranean tones and lush greenery.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Just Add Greenery Take your cloche back to its gardening roots by pairing it with greenery, whether faux or fresh.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
This simple intervention blends architecture with greenery, and creates a soft buffer between the interior and the urban surroundings.
—New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025
Located within the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, the indoor-outdoor dining restaurant celebrates the intersecting cultures of Turkey, Greece, and Lebanon in a sophisticated yet relaxed setting with cool Mediterranean tones and lush greenery.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Just Add Greenery Take your cloche back to its gardening roots by pairing it with greenery, whether faux or fresh.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for greenery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenery
Noun
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In urban areas, there’s more concrete, less vegetation.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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There is vegetation growing on its outskirts, with chickens in coops on the sides of roads, paintings for sale in windows and on some streets, shops are exclusively for artists.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most of these organisms do not affect your plants until the foliage begins to decline.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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As for the small terraces that had once filled the other two sides, these had long since disappeared under the ever-expanding foliage.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The focus is on af Klimt’s engagement with the natural world and exploration of spirituality in nature, juxtaposing detailed renderings of the Swedish flora that surrounded her with enigmatic abstract diagrams.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
29 Apr. 2025
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The pink Tulip and lively green Fern colorways are as optimistic as the flora popping up in gardens.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Greenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenery. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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