as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously weedy vegetation in the abandoned lot

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Recent Examples of weedy For years, nearby residents came to this isolated corner of the lakefront to take walks and find comfort in the solitude and often unkept beach and weedy woodland behind it. Michael McColly, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025 Three or four of them had swung into a weedy draw about 75 yards ahead of us. H. R. Temple, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for weedy
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  • This lush faux Norfolk pine garland features a more irregular, layered look for an organic feel.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The home sits in McClintock Woods, a neighborhood known for its lush tree canopy.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The country faces rampant inflation, widespread shortages, and mass emigration, with over seven million Venezuelans fleeing abroad.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Suddenly, there is rampant competition for places between Emery’s No 10s.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Turnout remains low Still ― even with an uptick, most Detroiters are still sitting municipal elections out, with fewer than 1 in 4 voters casting ballots in one of the city’s most important elections, many of them in the city’s most stable and prosperous neighborhoods.
    Nancy Kaffer, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • That makes the health and sustainability of our cities critical to creating a prosperous future.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • Even at full sprint, the characters are moving at a relatively normal speed, with levels designed to be smaller, yet dense, to reduce the amount of backtracking and desperate ping-ponging all over the map.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
  • According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025, a nutrient-dense diet is a healthy eating plan in which most of your nutritional needs are met by 85% of the calories consumed.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • An informal cut, perhaps, though the top’s material — a luxuriant silk crepe — helped elevate the look.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Weedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weedy. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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