as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
Scottish highlands covered with lush greenery
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Recent Examples of greenery
Winemana 2-Pack Gourd and Berries Vase Decor This set of farmhouse-rustic wood vases are jam-packed with lifelike pumpkins, maple leaves, berries, and greenery.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
More greenery hangs from the ceiling and is perched on the staircase.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
At the center of the dining room, there’s a central island adorned with a Murano glass chandelier and lush greenery serves as a focal point.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Students with views of greenery recovered faster from mental fatigue and performed significantly better on attention tasks.
—Chanam Lee, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
More greenery hangs from the ceiling and is perched on the staircase.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
At the center of the dining room, there’s a central island adorned with a Murano glass chandelier and lush greenery serves as a focal point.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Students with views of greenery recovered faster from mental fatigue and performed significantly better on attention tasks.
—Chanam Lee, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenery
Noun
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Along the top of the fire, the crews continue working slowly parallel with, and sometimes on, the McKinley Grove Road, doing clearing vegetation by hand, applying pre-treatment, and conducting critical strategic firing operations to remove heavy vegetation in front of the active fire front.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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However, the better individual homes are hardened with flame-resistant siding, roofs, windows and vents, and flammable surrounding items like vegetation, fences and sheds between houses are reduced, the less likely fire will spread from building to building, the study found.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Leaf-peeping and other fun fall activities With the change of seasons and fall foliage reappearing, many people enjoy scenic train rides, photography, and leaf-peeping, or going out to see the fall colors.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Other fall foliage options that are unique to Mackinac include catching the colors from the water on a kayak tour.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Most recently Tarella drew a forest of animals and plants for the surprising urban oasis in Bantian Vanke Plaza mall in Shenzhen, China, reflecting his lifelong admiration for fauna and flora.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, Arizona’s native flora and fauna have their own obstacles to survival in one of the world’s most unforgiving landscapes.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Greenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenery. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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