as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
the backyard's leafy bushes look nice, but have a tendency to attract deer
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Recent Examples of leafy
Ann Norton Sculpture Garden West Palm Beach Located across the street from the Lake Worth Lagoon, this small sculpture garden feels like a private, leafy oasis.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Then, nutrients should also be considered, remembering that factors like a high nitrogen level can inhibit production in fruiting vegetables while increasing production for leafy ones.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Right now, the boxes are in transition from cold-weather crops to warm, changing over from leafy greens to new things the campers will see, touch, smell and taste first-hand.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
The legal sparring came as thousands of Harvard students, faculty and administrators gathered on the leafy campus in the Boston suburb of Cambridge, Mass., for the university’s annual graduation ceremony.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Then, nutrients should also be considered, remembering that factors like a high nitrogen level can inhibit production in fruiting vegetables while increasing production for leafy ones.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Right now, the boxes are in transition from cold-weather crops to warm, changing over from leafy greens to new things the campers will see, touch, smell and taste first-hand.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
The legal sparring came as thousands of Harvard students, faculty and administrators gathered on the leafy campus in the Boston suburb of Cambridge, Mass., for the university’s annual graduation ceremony.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafy
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The original Lilo & Stitch was a modest success, grossing $273 million worldwide, but fans look back on the film fondly—it’s beautifully animated, boasts unique character design, a good sense of humor, and depicts Hawaii as a lush, colorful paradise.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The typical lush greenery that South Florida is known for was dry and brown.—
Ryan Rossi,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Video showed dozens of LAPD officers massed in a skirmish line across the street from the mob, gripping black and green riot guns that fire foam rounds.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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The green jacket winner has already skipped twi signature events this season.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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This is, naturally, the selfsame meat feast being shared by the two grown men at the table opposite.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Heidi Stevens: So much is stolen when a grown woman calls a child a racial slur — including the child’s innocence Heidi Stevens: Trump has treated the country as his stage.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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The cause of the crash also remains unclear, but officials said Friday that the weather alert system and runway lights weren’t working at the airport when the jet attempted to land amid dense fog around 3:45 a.m.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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However, researchers observed that after being dispersed by the radiation, the clouds were not dense or large enough to create new stars.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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“Leafy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafy. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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