as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
the backyard's leafy bushes look nice, but have a tendency to attract deer
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Recent Examples of leafy
Those leafy vegetables tend to be lower-cost than salad mixes like arugula.
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Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Its glass surface is held up by a network of bronze leafy branches; underneath the canopy is a herd of free-standing elephants.
—Julia Halperin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The living room features a lantern that casts leafy shadows and a custom rug with notes of olive, off-white, and brown.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
Calcium-rich foods include dairy products like milk, cheese, and yogurt, as well as dark, leafy greens like kale, broccoli, and bok choi.
—Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2024
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Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Its glass surface is held up by a network of bronze leafy branches; underneath the canopy is a herd of free-standing elephants.
—Julia Halperin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The living room features a lantern that casts leafy shadows and a custom rug with notes of olive, off-white, and brown.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
Calcium-rich foods include dairy products like milk, cheese, and yogurt, as well as dark, leafy greens like kale, broccoli, and bok choi.
—Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafy
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This six-day trip is rated level 3/4 and explores the lush mountain pastures of Alpe di Siusi and Alpe Seceda, set against the iconic Sassolungo Peak.Everett Potter, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Four outdoor terrace lounges, exclusive to Island Tower guests, are built right into the tower with lush landscaping and stunning scenery.Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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New wood will feel flexible and look more green than brown.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
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The set is available in seven seasonal colors like black, green, gray, and more.Nicol Natale, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The menu, too, is very grown up—fundamentally Italian, as much of the cooking in the Tarlow universe is, and built around a live-fire oven that crackles in the open kitchen, which fills the front section of one of the restaurant’s two rooms.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, Modern Family followed the extended Dunphy family, including patriarch Jay Pritchett (Ed O’Neill), his two grown kids Claire and Mitchell (Ferguson), as well as their spouses and kids.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
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Parts of the dense, equatorial mainland, as well as the islands that lay off the shore of the nascent capital, Cayenne, would be turned into labor camps and prisons for the most serious criminal offenders in mainland France.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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Photo : Will Myers The swimming pool is positioned below the house, where it’s surrounded by dense greenery.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Leafy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafy. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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