as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
decided the office needed more foliage and bought a few plants
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Recent Examples of foliage
And one of the most reliable questions this time of year is about fall foliage color.
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Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The rich colors of lamb’s ear leaves, eucalyptus foliage and berries in this elegant wreath make a statement.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Be-leaf-it or not, fall foliage collection is just around the corner.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The rich colors of lamb’s ear leaves, eucalyptus foliage and berries in this elegant wreath make a statement.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Be-leaf-it or not, fall foliage collection is just around the corner.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foliage
Noun
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In Alaska, the NWS cautioned strong snow and winds could lead to reduced visibility, while several other states across the Midwest could see frost and freeze that could damage outdoor vegetations.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Standing vegetation may not be cut, burned or removed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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In her final article for TIME, in 2021, Goodall took up the cause not of fauna, but flora, writing about the devastating consequences the planet could suffer as millions of acres of trees are cut, razed, and burned every year.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Words and images attest to the remarkable swiftness with which salmon have resumed their run, flora have blossomed, and traces of the former reservoir are being smoothed away.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Foliage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foliage. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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