as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
a beautiful, verdant field
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Recent Examples of verdant
The ceiling and surrounding walls are painted Valspar Sweet Clover—a soft green that pulls out the verdant hues in the wallpaper pattern (Nathan Turner's Cowboy Toile).
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Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
After a brief talk with his stepson Brian (Samuel Bottomley), a taciturn young man with bloodied knuckles, Jem takes off on his motorbike, into a remote but, compared to his dull suburban home, lush and verdant wilderness.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
This gives the verdant side a silky consistency and slight tang, which inspired us to do the same in this recipe.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
It’s located in an oak knoll for peak tranquility, surrounded by olive trees and verdant plants and visited by the occasional deer.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2025
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Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
After a brief talk with his stepson Brian (Samuel Bottomley), a taciturn young man with bloodied knuckles, Jem takes off on his motorbike, into a remote but, compared to his dull suburban home, lush and verdant wilderness.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
This gives the verdant side a silky consistency and slight tang, which inspired us to do the same in this recipe.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
It’s located in an oak knoll for peak tranquility, surrounded by olive trees and verdant plants and visited by the occasional deer.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verdant
Adjective
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Recommendations Jardines d’Alfabia is an estate with lush gardens and patchwork of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture that speaks to Majorca’s history.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Though expert hikers can make the round trip in a day, many take up to three, granting extra time to float in swimming holes, scope out waterfalls, and take in the hanging valleys and lush forests pouring into the sea.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even further along the green product pipeline, in sectors where European manufacturers still dominate, competition is heating up.—
Andrew Saunders,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Creator and star Quinta Brunson takes the cast and crew out to the ball game to catch pop flies, party with team's big green mascot (the Phanatic), and generally see if these crazy teachers and staff can make it out of the ballpark without any major incidents.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Lenzing accomplished this aesthetic by cutting our fibers into varied lengths, mimicking the natural variation that happens in grown fibers like cotton or hemp.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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In a nearby village, Tali (Sara Vino) and her grown kids also go into their shelter room.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Marshall Street is the neighborhood’s heartbeat, lined with cafés, collegiate shops, and game-day hangouts, while just steps away, the SU campus has leafy quads, Gothic-style architecture, and cultural institutions like the Syracuse University Art Museum and the JMA Wireless Dome.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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These two leafy greens both grow well in rich, moist soil.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Try sprouted seeds lightly roasted with a sprinkle of sea salt for a nutrient-dense, crunchy snack.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hacking a path through dense jungle with a machete.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Verdant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verdant. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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