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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
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Afternoon shade or dappled shade is beneficial in the hottest climates or when planting a Japanese maple with green or highly dissected leaves (called cut-leaf, lace-leaf or dissectum) to avoid scorching.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
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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
Keep your lawn mowed regularly and remove leaf litter that can provide cover.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Afternoon shade or dappled shade is beneficial in the hottest climates or when planting a Japanese maple with green or highly dissected leaves (called cut-leaf, lace-leaf or dissectum) to avoid scorching.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaf
Verb
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Then for some reason the switch flipped, and then down the stretch a couple of good things happened.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Formed by rolling up sheets of atoms, these hollow tubes exhibit unique behaviors distinct from bulk materials due to their nanoscale dimensions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Obviously, flat laundry like towels, sheets, and table linens can't be turned inside out.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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He was criticized for seemingly thumbing his nose at the NFL’s Rooney Rule and only interviewing four candidates before selecting Vrabel.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Back during the height of covid, the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery thumbed its nose at social-distancing recommendations and crammed upwards of a thousand people into its beer garden for its annual Mecktoberfest.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaf. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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