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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
Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Freezing temperatures kill this weed, resulting in patches of brown throughout your green lawn in fall.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
The joy on McIlroy’s face never left him from the time that putt dropped—on the green, in Butler Cabin when defending champion Scottie Scheffler first helped him into the green jacket, and during the trophy presentation on the 18th green.
—Time, 14 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Scheffler did not miss a green through 10 holes, which is crucial at TPC Craig Ranch.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Freezing temperatures kill this weed, resulting in patches of brown throughout your green lawn in fall.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
The four colors are pink, purple, light blue, and light green.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
The joy on McIlroy’s face never left him from the time that putt dropped—on the green, in Butler Cabin when defending champion Scottie Scheffler first helped him into the green jacket, and during the trophy presentation on the 18th green.
—Time, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green
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Wild beauty abounds in the landscape surrounding this quaint holiday home, which features serene, sunlit views of lush greenery and azure skies.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2025
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Ireland’s lush, green landscapes are dotted with Stone Age tombs, with some burial sites dating back 5,000 years.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ravi asks, an astoundingly naive question for a show like 9-1-1.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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In the February 1984 issue: Latin America: A media stereotype Over time, Vargas Llosa realized that this kind of reflexive leftism was naive.—
Ilan Stavans,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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In urban areas, there’s more concrete, less vegetation.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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There is vegetation growing on its outskirts, with chickens in coops on the sides of roads, paintings for sale in windows and on some streets, shops are exclusively for artists.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Medora Lee is a money, markets, and personal finance reporter at USA TODAY.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The university sets the salary amounts for these positions, and the people filling them − whether faculty, staff or graduate students − have to raise the money to fund their salary.—
Brady Thomas West,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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On Mother's Day, children — whether small or grown — take the opportunity to pay special tribute to their moms.—
Maquita Peters,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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While global wine consumption has declined in recent years, in-flight wine consumption has remained stable or grown.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The treatment was derived from human embryonic stem cells, which researchers had coaxed into becoming immature brain cells called neuron progenitors.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
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Despite her experiences, Ellie is still emotionally immature, seeing independence as its own authority.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Even something as simple as hanging your own art on the walls or sharing a project online will work.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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As for the small terraces that had once filled the other two sides, these had long since disappeared under the ever-expanding foliage.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Most of these organisms do not affect your plants until the foliage begins to decline.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Green.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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