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Recent Examples of leaf
Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.
—Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 17 Feb. 2026
The bowl is served with a banana leaf that is torched at the table to add a smoky flavor to the rice and shredded pork.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Verb
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
Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.
—Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
Noun
While most cars use the traditional leaf or coil spring suspension, some automakers choose air suspension for select vehicles.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 17 Feb. 2026
The bowl is served with a banana leaf that is torched at the table to add a smoky flavor to the rice and shredded pork.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaf
Verb
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Busch has gotten good at smiling through such a nuisance, just like how Rory McIlroy became adept at politicking through questions about The Masters until that script flipped last year.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2026
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The new plan would essentially flip the amount set aside for rental subsidies and the housing fund, increasing the amount for rental subsidies to $388,000 and dropping the housing fund to $54,777.—
Stacy Brandt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Savannah, with her sister to her right and her brother to her left, read from a sheet of paper.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Lots of cheering from the fans watching the eight countries on the four sheets.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Why did Lucas take the note from De Palma while thumbing his nose at studio suggestions?—
Michael O’Donnell,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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House lawyers argued that Bannon had thumbed his nose at the committee and ignored the subpoena.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaf. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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