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Recent Examples of weedy
Your neighbors probably won't be bothered by your weedy flower beds or rusty lawn furniture.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 July 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
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 July 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weedy
Adjective
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Plant as a complement to flowers or just enjoy a bed or container of lush foliage.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the virtuous, near-immortal elves of Lothlórien are depicted living peacefully in a realm of lush flora and elaborate tree-houses.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These sanctions, the US claims, are meant to target rampant corruption and human rights abuses in the country, as well as its leaders’ undermining of democracy.—
Andrew Raine,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Speculation of a breakup is rampant but the news is not yet public.—
Caleb Hammond,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yet foreign powers feuding over these precious resources have destroyed countless lives as well as any hope of a prosperous future.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Every life saved strengthens the foundations for a more stable, secure, and prosperous global community.—
TrickleUp,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And when that fish, in turn, succumbs to the claws of a bald eagle, its DDT dense meat becomes a poisonous lunch for an oblivious bird.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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On top of being a fantastic collectible card game that's always refreshing its mechanics, the dense multiverse-building and sprawling lore, the cards themselves are traditionally gorgeous to look at.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
2 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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