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
Female hop plants produce a green, leafy, cone-like flower that is harvested.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Floating docks beckon loungers to kick back with a book (and a strong SPF) while leafy running and walking trails are made for all paces.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
There’s a reason why Paris is a city for flâneurs—its leafy boulevards and sprawling parks are designed for strolling.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
Additionally, some fibrous foods, such as leafy vegetables and nuts, support liver health, which plays an important role in detoxification, Manaker said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Floating docks beckon loungers to kick back with a book (and a strong SPF) while leafy running and walking trails are made for all paces.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
There’s a reason why Paris is a city for flâneurs—its leafy boulevards and sprawling parks are designed for strolling.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
Additionally, some fibrous foods, such as leafy vegetables and nuts, support liver health, which plays an important role in detoxification, Manaker said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafy
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However, the property's lush greenery posed a challenge for the show’s signature dark aesthetic.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Most of them dwell in the lush greenery of Etosha National Park in the north of the country and near the border with Botswana in the northeast.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Prices range from 350 euros for a cord bracelet with an 18-karat gold vermeil tooth set with green tsavorite, to 2,300 euros for a gold vermeil molar necklace.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Water Drench Ice-Facial Cooling Mist is infused with hydrating hyaluronic acid, brightening caffeine, and a trio of antioxidant-rich green, red, and white tea to protect skin from damage caused by free radicals.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Campos will play Emilio, a chef at the Dallas restaurant of Hank’s grown son Bobby (Pamela Adlon).—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
23 July 2025
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At just 5 years old she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a condition that primarily affects grown women, with extremely rare cases in children.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The residential area is surrounded by dense woods, the Chief of the Pearl Police Department, Nick McLendon, tells PEOPLE.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Billions of years ago, when Earth was a giant ball of magma, dense droplets of liquid iron rained down into the planet’s depths, and this iron rain took the highly siderophile elements along for the ride, sequestering them in the core.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Leafy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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