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Recent Examples of olive
The Mendocino County hamlet’s hops farms are mostly gone, replaced by organic vineyards, olive groves and donkey rescues.
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Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Those who truly appreciate pizza as an art form can best experience Bianco’s work at his namesake pizzeria, whether their tastes lean toward the hearty salami and olive toppings of the Sonny Boy or the simple yet outstanding tomato, mozzarella and basil combination of the margherita.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead of a classic camel hue, embrace the season’s deeper tones like this olive trench from Everlane.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Recently listed with Savills for €36 million (about $42 million), the sprawling property doesn’t just have a grand residence but also an authentic castle, along with a consecrated 12th-century church, its own vineyard, and olive groves.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
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Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Those who truly appreciate pizza as an art form can best experience Bianco’s work at his namesake pizzeria, whether their tastes lean toward the hearty salami and olive toppings of the Sonny Boy or the simple yet outstanding tomato, mozzarella and basil combination of the margherita.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead of a classic camel hue, embrace the season’s deeper tones like this olive trench from Everlane.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Recently listed with Savills for €36 million (about $42 million), the sprawling property doesn’t just have a grand residence but also an authentic castle, along with a consecrated 12th-century church, its own vineyard, and olive groves.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for olive
Adjective
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The rooms The 106 rooms were given an autumnal, woody touch with a period-appropriate color palette—dull green, bronze, chocolatey brown, ochre, dusty white and terracotta—that feels at once fresh and nostalgic.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the United States, spiders that are dangerous to people include the brown recluse, which carries a necrotic toxin that destroys tissue, and the black widow, which has a special neurotoxin that damages nerve cells.—
Matthew Cordes,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Sporting Robert Shaw’s distinctive fisherman’s cap, flinty and crooked grin, and swarthy mutton-chop sideburns, Gildart Jackson’s is an evocative portrayal of Robert Shaw.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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Elements of her can be found on Lioness in Zoe Saldaña’s Joe McNamara, a CIA operative trying to save the world from the swarthy — terrorists in Season One, Mexican cartels in Season Two — while raising two girls.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Olive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/olive. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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