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Recent Examples of leafless
The deciduous saucer magnolia’s floral display is enhanced by the fact that flowering takes place when the tree is still leafless.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafless
barren
Adjective
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The Leafs’ priority at the trade deadline must be restocking their barren cupboards with high draft picks and intriguing prospects.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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In 2016, a team led by Su Yinquan, dean of forestry at Northwest A&F University, leased 14 hectares of barren Gobi land in Xinjiang to test whether Duzhong could survive and grow there.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Leafless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafless. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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