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Recent Examples of olive
Nestled within a nine-acre olive grove, the secluded spread comprises an eight-bedroom main house, a three-bedroom outbuilding, and a couple of two-bedroom villas for overnight stays, as well as a club, a restaurant, a boutique, and a wellness center.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
Its coastline swings between limestone cliffs and secluded turquoise coves, while inland, stone villages and terraced olive groves tell centuries-old stories.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2025
Workers work in a Molfetta countryside in Italy, on October 24, 2024, during the olive harvest.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Hiking trails and olive groves in the area provide panoramic views of the ocean, and the Ceraunian Mountains, which rise to the east, are picturesque both from the beach and on the drive in along the switchbacks of the coastal highway.
—New York Times, 23 July 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
Its coastline swings between limestone cliffs and secluded turquoise coves, while inland, stone villages and terraced olive groves tell centuries-old stories.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2025
Workers work in a Molfetta countryside in Italy, on October 24, 2024, during the olive harvest.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Hiking trails and olive groves in the area provide panoramic views of the ocean, and the Ceraunian Mountains, which rise to the east, are picturesque both from the beach and on the drive in along the switchbacks of the coastal highway.
—New York Times, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for olive
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the jewelry designer embraced the look in a coordinating blazer and trousers while also sporting a animal-print hat, layers of bracelets and a beaded brown handbag.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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While the negative human-health effects of smoke from the Glass Fire have been well documented, the toxic brown blanket covering the Napa Valley is also devastating bee populations, said local beekeeper John Sevigny.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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