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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
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
In 2012, volunteers began monitoring Eastern Pacific green sea turtles that live near the mouth of the San Gabriel River, in the Long Beach-Seal Beach area, keeping tabs on the green behemoths that can grow up to 500 pounds and live more than 80 years.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Colorful appliances in pastels and trendy greens are already popular, and this year, brands seem to be taking things one step further with patterned appliances—especially floral appliances.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Coaxing those green shoots to sprout depends on the type of seed's temperature, light, and moisture requirements.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
In 2012, volunteers began monitoring Eastern Pacific green sea turtles that live near the mouth of the San Gabriel River, in the Long Beach-Seal Beach area, keeping tabs on the green behemoths that can grow up to 500 pounds and live more than 80 years.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
Raw celtuce, a lettuce cultivar bred for its sweet stem rather than for its leaves, is cut into neat rectangles of a luminous parakeet green, interleaved with strips of jiggly kombu jelly, and plated atop a vermillion pool of Yongchun red vinegar.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Colorful appliances in pastels and trendy greens are already popular, and this year, brands seem to be taking things one step further with patterned appliances—especially floral appliances.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
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To resolve the issue, Jean engaged Italian artisans to paint out the imposing figure, leaving a nonetheless dramatic image of a charging red horse against a lush tropical background.—
Colleen Barry,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The sprawling beer garden boasts lush greenery, comfortable seating, firepits, and open-air views perfect for gatherings of all sizes.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Older, more experienced players — like Indiana’s fleet of 24-year olds — are usually better than younger, inexperienced ones, especially in this age of the transfer portal.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Tech Hamiltonians and Silicon Valley enthusiasts are often inexperienced in the ways of government and unaccustomed to the compromise and diplomacy that successful policy implementation often requires.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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The naive notion that America protects its own has remained largely intact, until the current administration declared that anyone who’s not with them is against them.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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So like Dorthy Gale, Gail is a naive young girl from Kansas.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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With more than 17,000 miles of roadside distribution lines in Connecticut, our vegetation management crews work year-round to trim hazardous trees that threaten reliability.—
Steve Sullivan,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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It could also be interpreted as where the sand ends and vegetation begins, which separates public and private property.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nine of the top ten sets by brick count have been released in the last five years, and two of those are still to arrive, namely the LEGO Pokémon Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise, and a yet-to-be announced Lord of the Rings build (my money’s on Minas Tirith).—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the money inmates pay to buy snacks and other items in the commissary covers the cost, something called the inmate welfare account.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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She is survived by her husband, production designer Bo Welch, and her grown sons, Matthew and Luke.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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While that 2022 formula was in more tinted sunscreen territory, this new hero is more grown up—sophisticated in both its offering and finish.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Unlike older drugs, this formula safely accounts for a baby’s immature metabolism.—
Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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This is really a way to tell the story from a much more immature point of view.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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In such a world, simple answers won’t do; only the courage to ask the hardest questions will push us forward.—
Daphne Koller,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Knox, who committed to wrestle at Rutgers University, and his dad were initially charged with simple assault for purposely/knowingly causing bodily injury after a brawl broke out at Collingswood High School on February.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Green.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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