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Recent Examples of weedy
These fish also love weedy areas, which can be a challenge to fish with a plug that has two or three treble hooks hanging off the belly.
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025
From the high point of the Walker Basin Trail, echoes of the area’s ranching history linger in bits of barbed wire, stock tanks and weedy livestock tracks.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Some lawns have large weedy areas; remove and add new sod or plugs.
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—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
Native plants fight for space with weedy elephant grass, Brazilian pepper and other invasive species.
—Patrick Farrell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025
From the high point of the Walker Basin Trail, echoes of the area’s ranching history linger in bits of barbed wire, stock tanks and weedy livestock tracks.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Some lawns have large weedy areas; remove and add new sod or plugs.
9.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
Native plants fight for space with weedy elephant grass, Brazilian pepper and other invasive species.
—Patrick Farrell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weedy
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Each rose bush is big and bold, reaching up to four feet tall with lush green leaves.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2025
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After being whisked 14 floors up to our corner suite on the fringes of downtown, the curtains opened to reveal Osaka Castle facing me square on, with its surrounding lush park as a halo—one that, just weeks ago, I was told, had erupted in cherry blossoms.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2025
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From waking our brains up 100 times a night to doubling our risk of developing Alzheimer's disease to triggering rampant inflammation, chronic stress is one of the most biologically disruptive forces in modern life.—
Michael Franco
May 15,
New Atlas,
15 May 2025
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This is of particular importance today — in a nation plagued by rampant overcriminalization and coercive plea bargaining — where often all that stands between us and a criminal record is a prosecutor’s decision to charge.—
Mike Fox,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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But that village has much to gain and, people often forget, Chicago needs its suburban feeders to be economically prosperous so the residents there can spend money in the city.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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More than 1,000 people were forced out of the prosperous Black community known as Oscarville by white individuals from Forsyth County, Teen Vogue reported.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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The explosion in new construction projects was also allowed by the fact that the Austin city government has made building new apartments easier in recent years, rewriting zoning laws, cutting parking requirements, and encouraging dense, walkable development.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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La Jolla Walk-In Campsite The La Jolla Walk-In Campsite is a small campground in dense chaparral in Point Mugu State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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It is also known as Damask or Damascene rose and is revered for its luxuriant scent.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2025
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The development pre-built its luxuriant landscaping and outdoor plazas, then incorporated an indoor golf simulator, fitness center and café as tenant amenities.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Weedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weedy. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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