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Recent Examples of olive
This olive pit litter uses upcycled olive pits—an existing byproduct—rather than extracting new material from the earth, the way clay litters do.
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Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The founder and chief executive officer of Furtuna Skin is debuting two products Tuesday, including a honey sourced from Sicilian black bees, an endangered species, and an olive leaf botanical tea.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Glacial water helps rebalance minerals, squalane restores suppleness, and olive leaf extract soothes redness and helps keep breakouts in check with its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial properties.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Oct. 2025
Swim in a secluded bay, check out ruins, and wander olive groves.
—AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
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Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The founder and chief executive officer of Furtuna Skin is debuting two products Tuesday, including a honey sourced from Sicilian black bees, an endangered species, and an olive leaf botanical tea.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Glacial water helps rebalance minerals, squalane restores suppleness, and olive leaf extract soothes redness and helps keep breakouts in check with its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial properties.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Oct. 2025
Swim in a secluded bay, check out ruins, and wander olive groves.
—AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for olive
Adjective
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Available in calming blue stripes, brown stripes, or solid beige, the chair is a no-brainer pick for an instant home upgrade.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2026
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Once at the fish counter, look for selections that appear vibrant, with even coloration and no brown spots or dark edges.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
12 Jan. 2026
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 21 Jan. 2026.
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