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Recent Examples of olive
It’s shrouded by ancient palms, pines, olive groves, and jacaranda trees on the winding road connecting Deià and Sóller.
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Aimee Farrell, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
The daily attacks against Palestinians in their homes and olive groves and properties amount to war crimes, particularly when the police fail to arrest the attackers, and arrest the Palestinian victims instead.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
In Andalusia Nature also takes center stage at the 11-room La Fuente de la Higuera, a centuries-old millhouse among olive groves and with views of Serranía de Ronda.
—Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
Operating seasonally from March through November, the resort combines Italian luxury accommodations with expansive gardens, olive groves, and refined dining.
—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Aimee Farrell, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
The daily attacks against Palestinians in their homes and olive groves and properties amount to war crimes, particularly when the police fail to arrest the attackers, and arrest the Palestinian victims instead.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
In Andalusia Nature also takes center stage at the 11-room La Fuente de la Higuera, a centuries-old millhouse among olive groves and with views of Serranía de Ronda.
—Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
Operating seasonally from March through November, the resort combines Italian luxury accommodations with expansive gardens, olive groves, and refined dining.
—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for olive
Adjective
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Warmer toned shingles, such as weathered wood or brown, complement homes with natural wood elements and traditional architectural styles like Tudor or English cottages.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
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One employee can be seen in the documentary standing in brown water in his cabin.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
25 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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