as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
the backyard's leafy bushes look nice, but have a tendency to attract deer
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Recent Examples of leafy
After a little more than 17 years of ownership, Mike Sweeney has decided to part ways with his Los Angeles home in the leafy foothills of Los Feliz, just minutes from Griffith Park and the Greek Theatre.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
With tables arrayed along a leafy, burbling stretch of water, Cress on Oak Creek at L’Auberge de Sedona feels like a tiny uptown forest hideaway that serves lovely soup, salads and sandwiches for lunch.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Dark Leafy Greens Dark leafy green vegetables are essential to any balanced diet, but may be especially important after your 60th birthday.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Each of the following leafy spots offers a close connection with nature, something that is sure to de-stress.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
With tables arrayed along a leafy, burbling stretch of water, Cress on Oak Creek at L’Auberge de Sedona feels like a tiny uptown forest hideaway that serves lovely soup, salads and sandwiches for lunch.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Dark Leafy Greens Dark leafy green vegetables are essential to any balanced diet, but may be especially important after your 60th birthday.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Each of the following leafy spots offers a close connection with nature, something that is sure to de-stress.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafy
Adjective
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The fossil was embedded inside rocks that date to between 115 million and 108 million years ago, in the Early Cretaceous period, when the area was covered by a lush river valley.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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Polyanthus primrose produces velvety blooms in rich blue, purple, burgundy, and golden hues above lush green foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The next group is carbon-neutral fuels—biofuels and green methanol.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Dow ended the day in the green but significantly off session highs, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed the session lower.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Their grown daughters live nearby.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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For starters, Blake is a grown woman who doesn’t need anyone to do that for her.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This happens when its dense stellar corpse is close enough to its companion star to allow its gravity to begin stripping away the partner's stellar material.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The resulting configuration provides much denser storage than conventional all flash parallel file systems.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Leafy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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