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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  • In the 1820s, Gregor MacGregor announced the discovery of Poyais, a lush and prosperous paradise in Central America.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There’s also a grass tennis court for summer matches and plenty of lush borders designed to look pretty all year round.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His arrest and subsequent trial blew it over like a house of cards, though, tarnishing Combs' reputation with claims of domestic abuse, intimidation and rampant drug use.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Fuzzy thinking is rampant today!
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • In the 1820s, Gregor MacGregor announced the discovery of Poyais, a lush and prosperous paradise in Central America.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Nonetheless, the whole area was prosperous and urban.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The moon's strange yellow hue is the result of a phenomenon known as Rayleigh Scattering, wherein Earth's dense atmosphere interferes with the passage of shorter, bluer wavelengths of light, while allowing longer, redder, wavelengths to pass through relatively unscathed.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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