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
Kale is a nutritious, leafy vegetable often recognized as a good source of folate, an essential B vitamin.
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Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Spaghetti meets up with a few favorites – leafy greens and sausage – to bring a comforting and extra flavorful meal to the table in no time.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
On the banks of the West Lake is the leafy enclave that is Philo Garden cafe.
—Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
While Hangzhou heavyweights like Alibaba and DeepSeek are hard at work on cutting-edge AI, a leafy, hipster-meets-hacker suburb called Liangzhu has become ground zero for AI's quirkier side.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
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Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Spaghetti meets up with a few favorites – leafy greens and sausage – to bring a comforting and extra flavorful meal to the table in no time.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
On the banks of the West Lake is the leafy enclave that is Philo Garden cafe.
—Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
While Hangzhou heavyweights like Alibaba and DeepSeek are hard at work on cutting-edge AI, a leafy, hipster-meets-hacker suburb called Liangzhu has become ground zero for AI's quirkier side.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafy
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The lush gardens are spread across about a dozen acres and feature a mix of styles, including a traditional Valencian space with Moorish influences, sprawling greenhouses, and pergolas covered in swaths of roses.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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The lush landscape of chaparral, coast sage scrubs and creek beds was once a stop on the Mount Lowe Railway.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Access to quality green spaces like this is essential for the health and well-being of our community.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Bathrooms, water fountains and green grass perfect for picnics or playing sports — those are the exact features that are completely missing from some San Joaquin County parks.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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In Arthur Penn’s 1975 neo-noir Night Moves, Griffith is Delly Grastner, a 16-year-old runaway with a little girl’s voice and a grown woman’s body—on full display in an underwater nude scene—intent on seducing Gene Hackman, 43 and paunchy.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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The father-son duo is now grown-ups together, both on and off-screen.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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At 6-foot-3, 275 pounds, Bain’s measurables might not fit every team’s wish list but would work well in Kansas City, where defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has preferred dense and powerful pass rushers.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Leafy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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