vegetated

past tense of vegetate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vegetated We were parked alongside a remote and heavily vegetated waterway called Furlong Creek, which was the site of another one of Johnson’s experiments. Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025 Contrary to the arid badlands of Ledi-Geraru today, millions of years ago, the area was a lush, vegetated landscape with rivers and shallow lakes. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vegetated
Verb
  • Omar introduced the bill, the Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students Act, that drastically relaxed eligibility requirements for food distributors to be able to receive reimbursements during the COVID-19 school shutdowns.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026
  • Everton were open to retaining the Senegalese on the right terms but were relaxed about his situation.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • This time out, Scott was rested coming off the All-Star break, and so was the bullpen.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
  • Trump’s speech tonight rested on a few solid facts submerged in wild, and even somewhat paranoid, extrapolations.
    Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Find more wheeled coolers to keep your summer outings stocked and chilled below, all from Amazon and starting at just $44.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
  • Generally, white and sparkling wines should be stored around 40°F to 55°F to keep them crisp and chilled for serving.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The pigs that would soon enough become lunch lazed in the compost-pile mud in front of a five-star-hotel-worthy view of the Cretan Sea.
    Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • Further on, sandy-colored cows lazed in the mid-morning sun.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The show’s characters idled away their time watching programs like Years of Our Days to Live.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • In fact, Airbus was collecting orders and making deliveries while Boeing idled due to the bans and delays imposed by the CAAC.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 May 2026

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“Vegetated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vegetated. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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