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
Interplanting lettuce or other leafy greens among your peppers will put empty soil to good use.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
Start with six vegetables, fresh or frozen, such as onions, leafy greens and root vegetables.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
His instincts led them to a Tudor Revival in the leafy suburb of Bexley, where the early-1900s home immediately resonated.
—Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
Seadragons, the plaques inform, are related to seahorses — but with leafy appendages.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
Start with six vegetables, fresh or frozen, such as onions, leafy greens and root vegetables.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
His instincts led them to a Tudor Revival in the leafy suburb of Bexley, where the early-1900s home immediately resonated.
—Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
Seadragons, the plaques inform, are related to seahorses — but with leafy appendages.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafy
Adjective
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Photography enthusiasts will enjoy hanging out in the hotel’s public spaces; the hotel is flooded with natural light and features a spacious foyer with striking contemporary sculptures inspired by the lush hills and rugged shores of Shenzhen.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Adapting to Central Florida was not easy for a woman who grew up Ngwo, a lush, hilly town known for its forests, caves, waterfalls and hiking trails.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The best recent example of this rule is the green energy industry (solar and wind power), which has been heavily boosted with taxpayer dollars for almost 50 years now and is still an inconsequential form of overall energy supply.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Each episode dives deep with a standout comedian who calls The Stand home- unpacking the grind, the bombs, the breakthroughs, the green-room chaos, and the nights that changed everything.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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The specimen was estimated to be between 10 and 13 feet long — a full-grown predator in one of the planet’s most extreme marine environments.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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But for Brenda and Michael Leon’s two grown daughters, a lengthy court process is nothing new.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Regular attendees noticed the effect of a denser Fall/Winter schedule compared to previous seasons, and there were multiple dinners and cocktail events taking place each night.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
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My calves turned into dense, heavy cinder blocks.—
Dimity McDowell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Leafy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafy. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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