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Recent Examples of olive
Jackman, dressed in a cozy blue chore jacket and olive chinos, is at the edge of the bare stage, working out a lighting cue for his opening monologue with director Ian Rickson.
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Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
You’re guaranteed a restful stay at the masseria (Italian for farm house), set amid hectares of almond and olive groves (Toritto is several miles away).
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Keoghan wore an olive velvet Burberry velvet jacket with matching trousers.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 May 2025
Peel the olive flesh from the pit and discard the pit.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
You’re guaranteed a restful stay at the masseria (Italian for farm house), set amid hectares of almond and olive groves (Toritto is several miles away).
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Keoghan wore an olive velvet Burberry velvet jacket with matching trousers.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 May 2025
Peel the olive flesh from the pit and discard the pit.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for olive
Adjective
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Police described Travis Decker as a white man with black hair and brown eyes, standing 5'8'' and weighing 190 pounds.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Other above-average colors for value retention include beige, red, silver, brown, gray, and blue, says the company.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Elements of her can be found on Lioness in Zoe Saldaña’s Joe McNamara, a CIA operative trying to save the world from the swarthy — terrorists in Season One, Mexican cartels in Season Two — while raising two girls.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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Jett Rink was a really malevolent varmint, and kind of swarthy and dark.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Olive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/olive. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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