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as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
fields green with meadow grass
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as in inexperienced
lacking in adult experience or maturity
a new pitcher who's pretty green, even by rookie standards
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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
in spite of her age, she's still green enough to be hoodwinked by fast-talking scammers
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as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
the lonely soldier dreamt of the fields of green that he had wandered in as a youth
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as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
I need to save up some green before I can afford that cruise
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Recent Examples of green
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Using genetic engineering, researchers can decorate the surfaces of GEMs with glowing green fluorescent tags and then track their movements through a cell’s cytoplasm under a microscope.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Calcium supports bone development and is found in dairy, fortified plant milks and leafy greens.
—Alex Crisp, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The tall green trees pop against the clear blue sky, until a wildfire ravages the forest and changes Grainger’s life.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Using genetic engineering, researchers can decorate the surfaces of GEMs with glowing green fluorescent tags and then track their movements through a cell’s cytoplasm under a microscope.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
October Mist is a warm, soft green with gentle, beige-greige undertones that give it a refined, grounded presence.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Calcium supports bone development and is found in dairy, fortified plant milks and leafy greens.
—Alex Crisp, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green
Adjective
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Provide plenty of sunlight, moisture, and deadhead often for lush foliage and blooms.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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Using coffee grounds as fertilizer can help your pothos thrive by promoting lush, green growth and healthy roots.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The president has directed the department to pursue his personal enemies and has replaced career DOJ employees with inexperienced MAGA loyalists, sometimes to the detriment of his own agenda.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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Even on a good day, the area is not for the inexperienced.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The first is Jonathan Harker, naïve English solicitor despatched to Transylvania to do a deal with a mysterious Count whose plan is to dip his fangs into Victorian England.—
Demetrios Matheou,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Winning by rallying the naïve and clueless is one thing, but administering a throbbing behemoth is a greater challenge.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The National Weather Service warns residents of the negative effect of frost and freeze conditions on crops and other sensitive vegetation.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 20,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The path built by the city’s tractors, right next to the sidewalk on the north-south boulevard, created tire marks that look like an off-road vehicle came through and plowed down healthy vegetation.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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It might also be criticized for saying nothing about whether any or all of that money should be rebated to the countries that paid the money and the companies that experienced price increases for their products as a result of higher tariffs.—
Cal Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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The money has funded Guitars for Schools, which has provided instruments made by El Cajon based Taylor Guitars to 131 schools across San Diego County.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The specimen was estimated to be between 10 and 13 feet long — a full-grown predator in one of the planet’s most extreme marine environments.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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But for Brenda and Michael Leon’s two grown daughters, a lengthy court process is nothing new.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Adults have a waxy cottony-looking coating, while immature bugs are smaller but similar.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The film’s vintage patina doesn’t detract from rising actor Will Price’s confident performance as an immature mobster who prefers bitcoin to stacks of Benjamins.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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That simple sentiment distills what being a Louisianan is about.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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No doubt history would be very different if a citizen’s duty was simple obeyance.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Green.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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