leafed

Definition of leafednext
past tense of leaf
as in flipped
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner we must have spent hours leafing through wallpaper books before we found something we both liked

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Recent Examples of leafed Planting a leafed-out, growing hosta from a pot is identical to any other transplanting process. Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026 The restaurant is flashier and more glamorous than the original, with moody black floors, discreetly spotlit tables, mirrored ceilings, and walls leafed in living greenery. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 May 2026 But other begonia varieties have foliage that can hold its own in the garden when the plants aren't flowering, too, like the Polka Dot begonia (Begonia maculata) and the orange-leafed 'Autumn Crinkle' begonia, a rhizomatous hybrid. Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
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  • Pitting towns against each other With two weeks to go before CRTPO plans to vote on the I-77 South project, several towns have already flipped.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Sage’s appointment has flipped that script For all those arrivals, there were departures as well.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Over the Fourth of July weekend, a series of storms skimmed the south of the city, pummeling Coney Island and the Rockaways with sand and sending beach umbrellas spinning like tops.
    Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The cream that has been skimmed and separated from the milk has about 36% to 40% milk fat.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Leafed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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