as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
a beautiful, verdant field
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Recent Examples of verdant
This grilling station is tucked inside a cabana that takes full advantage of its verdant setting.
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Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Spring is in the air, fairways are verdant as ever and major season is fully upon us.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Clover Sonoma mainly buys and processes milk from dairies in verdant Sonoma County, as the company’s marketing suggests.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The 149-room property emerges from a neighborhood thick with verdant palms, amid the city’s Art Deco landmarks.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
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Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Spring is in the air, fairways are verdant as ever and major season is fully upon us.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Clover Sonoma mainly buys and processes milk from dairies in verdant Sonoma County, as the company’s marketing suggests.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The 149-room property emerges from a neighborhood thick with verdant palms, amid the city’s Art Deco landmarks.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for verdant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verdant
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And why in the world would anyone composing after the Second World War reëmbrace the long-irrelevant late-Romantic idiom of Puccini and Strauss, with its lush harmonies, rich orchestration, and powerful melodies?—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Eco effort The most impressive part of the property is its lush landscaping.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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There is not really a flushing toilet system, this is more festival style and not for everyone but a small price to pay for flexing your green credentials back at home over dinner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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As a state legislator, Rob Bonta lobbied for the California Energy Commission to award grant money for a green energy project to Viridis, a company run by the Duongs and their business partner, Mario Juarez, who is the FBI’s star witness.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Natalie Decker is a grown adult.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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In the corner of three-time Academy Award–winning composer Ludwig Göransson’s studio sits a lyre nearly the size of a grown man, one room over from a ping-pong table that, at the push of a button, disappears into the floor.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026
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At the sound of morning prayers, an older Clarissa awakens from this dream and shuffles out to her lawn, where the leafy bush has been replaced with the industrial skyline of Lagos.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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This casserole is inspired by the creamy taste of au gratin potatoes, so your kids won't even notice that there's a leafy green hiding under the Parmesan bread crumb topping.—
Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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Plants form a dense tuft of stiff grass-like foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Along the way, the grade grows dramatically, temperatures drop, and the views and climate zones shift from dense forest to alpine tundra.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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“Verdant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verdant. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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