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
An additional photo shows a low shelter, barely tall enough to sit upright, covered in foliage camouflaging the family’s location.
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Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Fall in New York City brings gorgeous foliage in Central Park, cooler temperatures, and (most importantly) the year’s best fashion.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The foliage and stem tips will die.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
This helps create a barrier of warmer air that buffers the foliage against the cold.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
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Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Fall in New York City brings gorgeous foliage in Central Park, cooler temperatures, and (most importantly) the year’s best fashion.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The foliage and stem tips will die.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
This helps create a barrier of warmer air that buffers the foliage against the cold.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foliage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foliage
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Native vegetation, not brick-and-mortar structures, could have anchored the park, serving as an education site for visitors to engage with native plants and animals, O’Keefe said.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Timber, litter and understory vegetation are the main fuels driving this fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The reserve is dedicated to reforesting native flora and preserving vital wildlife corridors.—
Lily Bunker,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Her role will focus on the preservation of the site’s flora and fauna and on developing public programming within its gardens.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Foliage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foliage. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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