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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
Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
The New Kids on the Block member went shirtless and wore elf shoes, green gloves and sunglasses.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Martino Carrera, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
This isn’t even a great way to make a salad — the dressing won’t be evenly distributed across the greens, and some bites will wind up with more toppings than others.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Gingerbread Cream Cold Foam Cran-Merry Orange Refresher, infused with green coffee extract, made with real cranberries and cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
The New Kids on the Block member went shirtless and wore elf shoes, green gloves and sunglasses.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
Available in blue and military green, the parka, priced at 1,726 euros, has dropped on C.P. Company’s e-commerce site, as well as at the brand’s flagship stores in Milan, Tokyo and Seoul and select retailers globally.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
This isn’t even a great way to make a salad — the dressing won’t be evenly distributed across the greens, and some bites will wind up with more toppings than others.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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The robes are long and lush and heavy, the score dictates each twist and turn, and the buildings in which these people behave with such petty bitchery feature some of the most stunning Renaissance and Classical architecture.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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From there, a bridge spans a short ravine into one of the lushest and most wooded portions of the trail.Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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But there is this naive expectation of the entertainment industry that Tom Hanks is going to invite you in, and that just doesn’t exist.Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Through some naive sleuthing and meddling, the girls manage to bring a corporate retreat out to the ranch in a last-ditch effort to prove there’s still a demand for Natty’s ranch.Sara Belcher, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Higher temperatures increase evaporation, which dries out rivers and reservoirs, soil and vegetation.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
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Although the red flag warnings do not determine if a PSPS event may occur, some factors that the company reviews includes: low humidity levels, a forecast of high winds and the condition of dry material on the ground and low moisture content of vegetation.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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County records show the woman loaned Amy the money in 2016 to purchase the home.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Arizona Republic Glendale police arrested two men suspected of following a man who withdrew $50,000 in cash to buy a truck before the money was grabbed from the car while the man was talking with the seller.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Wade’s grown son took the stage and said that Wade had always put fatherhood before basketball.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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At the same time, her grown child is not wrong for wanting answers today.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Oct. 2024
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During the show’s run, Kevin was sometimes considered selfish and immature, especially when compared to some of the gentler members of the Pearson clan.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Adult human beings—even the callous, tone-deaf, emotionally immature ones—demonstrate an understanding of death that is remarkable in its sophistication.Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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If peace has always been but a simple voluntary choice, the price of human imperfection has been paid in the coin of perpetual war.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Or that a different definition will make a theory simpler.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
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The whip-like stems grow inside the tubes, which are made of a plastic that allows sunlight to reach the foliage inside.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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Yet two vehicles make it to the treeline and drop off Russian troops to shelter in the scant winter foliage.Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Green.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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