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Recent Examples of weedy
In Ohio’s largest city, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has extra cause to celebrate thanks to four male weedy seadragons, each one bearing a huge bundle of eggs tucked along their tails.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Fill bare or weedy spots in the lawn with the help of summer rains.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Plants can seed readily, so look for sterile varieties such as 'Select Blue', 'Walker’s Low', or 'Cat’s Meow' that won’t become weedy in the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
Crabgrass is an annual, weedy, warm-season grass that prefers the hot and dry summer weather over the cool spring and fall temperatures that bluegrass prefers.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Fill bare or weedy spots in the lawn with the help of summer rains.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Plants can seed readily, so look for sterile varieties such as 'Select Blue', 'Walker’s Low', or 'Cat’s Meow' that won’t become weedy in the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
Crabgrass is an annual, weedy, warm-season grass that prefers the hot and dry summer weather over the cool spring and fall temperatures that bluegrass prefers.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weedy
Adjective
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However, the property's lush greenery posed a challenge for the show’s signature dark aesthetic.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Most of them dwell in the lush greenery of Etosha National Park in the north of the country and near the border with Botswana in the northeast.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The warm soil and decreasing temperatures help seeds germinate quickly, and pests and weeds aren’t as rampant as during the summer.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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If there is rampant concern about the legitimacy of the results, Paul and his team are right—boxing and sports will be dealt a serious blow.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Its population peaked in the 1950s when workers moved toward Jefferson Hills as their lives became more prosperous.—
Salena Zito,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Aug. 2025
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That makes the health and sustainability of our cities critical to creating a prosperous future.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Open star clusters typically reside in the dense spiral arms of the Milky Way, where the gravity of passing stars can tug at their outermost members, pulling them apart over the course of millions of years.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Beyond it is a three-hectare haven of silvery olive trees, luxuriant Washingtonia palms, and lawns where peacocks wander freely.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, a beard provided a simpler solution: a luxuriant facial covering requiring only the occasional scissor trim—no barber necessary.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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“Weedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weedy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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