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Recent Examples of leaf
Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.
—Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The brooch is carved from 203 diamonds and set in a curved platinum palm leaf shape, Tatler reported.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Trees are leafing, birds are chirping and the mere thought of sending a Microsoft Teams or Slack message feels like an affront to Mother Nature; spring has finally sprung in Indianapolis.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.
—Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
All four were tucked into moist leaf litter near a seasonal stream in a transitional forest zone, where secondary forest meets older growth.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The brooch is carved from 203 diamonds and set in a curved platinum palm leaf shape, Tatler reported.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaf
Verb
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This free-admission museum marks the historic site where the very first McDonald’s burger was flipped in 1940.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Bots scoop up inventory, resellers flip tickets at eye‑watering markups, and regulators scramble to ban the most egregious forms of scalping.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The impact that Benet junior forward Edvardas Stasys made during the first half of the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional championship game on Friday night didn’t leave an impression on the score sheet.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Stiff air without any breeze keeps the sheets from moving.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For months, this young, rambunctious, and altogether infectious bunch played with house money, thumbing their collective noses at the idea of another year of rebuild futility.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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When the Chicago Tribune went after him, stirring up the first of many federal, state, and local investigations into Robinson's activities, Noah thumbed his nose.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaf. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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