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as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
fields green with meadow grass
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as in inexperienced
lacking in adult experience or maturity
a new pitcher who's pretty green, even by rookie standards
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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
in spite of her age, she's still green enough to be hoodwinked by fast-talking scammers
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as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
the lonely soldier dreamt of the fields of green that he had wandered in as a youth
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as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
I need to save up some green before I can afford that cruise
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Recent Examples of green
Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Freezing temperatures kill this weed, resulting in patches of brown throughout your green lawn in fall.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
John Towfighi, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Instead, add some high-fiber, watery foods to your diet, like cucumbers and leafy greens, Dowler says.
—Sarah Klein, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Scheffler did not miss a green through 10 holes, which is crucial at TPC Craig Ranch.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Freezing temperatures kill this weed, resulting in patches of brown throughout your green lawn in fall.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
After tumbling Wednesday morning, the S&P 500 and the Dow gradually clawed back losses and pushed into the green to close out the day.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Instead, add some high-fiber, watery foods to your diet, like cucumbers and leafy greens, Dowler says.
—Sarah Klein, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green
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Located on the Kassandra Peninsula in Northern Greece, this natural gem combines a tranquil lagoon, clear turquoise waters, soft golden sand and lush pine surroundings that combine to create a breathtaking setting for a relaxing and photogenic day (or many of them) at the beach.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The album, itself named after a perfume, taps into her trademark skill for turning misty, windswept synths into lush backdrops for heavenly melodies to thunderbolt right into.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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But that thinking is naive and sorely mistaken, says social scientist Michael Flood, who's at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.—
Michaeleen Doucleff,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Canadian election result cautions against the Fortress North America concept, at once so domineering and so naive.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
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
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Medora Lee is a money, markets, and personal finance reporter at USA TODAY.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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According to The Wall Street Journal, Saban told Trump the influx of money has hurt college sports.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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On Mother's Day, children — whether small or grown — take the opportunity to pay special tribute to their moms.—
Maquita Peters,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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While global wine consumption has declined in recent years, in-flight wine consumption has remained stable or grown.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This doesn’t sound like their mess to clean up, and just sounds a bit immature/entitled.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Children and adults pick up an avalanche of unreliable information on social media, and children may process it with immature judgment.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Even something as simple as hanging your own art on the walls or sharing a project online will work.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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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
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“Green.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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