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Recent Examples of leaf
Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
What can residents do to help leaf, trash collectors?
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Removing more than one-third of the leaf blade can shock the grass plant, resulting in thin turf and a shallow root system.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
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Verb
In English woodlands, bluebells flower early in spring, as light seeps through newly leafing trees.
—Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
What can residents do to help leaf, trash collectors?
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
Sensitive plants may show leaf curling, distorted growth, discoloration, or even die from exposure to very small amounts of herbicide.
—Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Removing more than one-third of the leaf blade can shock the grass plant, resulting in thin turf and a shallow root system.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaf
Verb
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When the song was over, the singer abruptly turned around to shove and flip the piano, which crashed on stage and broke apart.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 June 2026
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Democrats, for months, have been bullish on flipping the seat Susan Collins has held for nearly thirty years with oyster farmer and veteran Graham Platner.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Rearrange the sheet so that each line has a coupon and maturity followed by a bid yield and an ask yield.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The tool eliminates the need for traditional public health data reports and fact sheets, which are limited to specific time periods and health categories.—
Velvet Wu
June 5,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Even games with anti-cheat that thumbed their nose at Linux and the Steam Deck are now supporting Windows on Arm, too.—
Sean Hollister,
The Verge,
1 June 2026
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McCain first thumbed the pages en route to the Tarkanian Classic, a notable high school tournament in Las Vegas.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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“Leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaf. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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