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as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
fields green with meadow grass
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as in inexperienced
lacking in adult experience or maturity
a new pitcher who's pretty green, even by rookie standards
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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
in spite of her age, she's still green enough to be hoodwinked by fast-talking scammers
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as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
the lonely soldier dreamt of the fields of green that he had wandered in as a youth
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as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
I need to save up some green before I can afford that cruise
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Recent Examples of green
Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Marketing materials for the June 7 event feature both the Black Trees and blue-and-green numbering, which the Wolves used in their earliest uniforms and resurrected for throwbacks in 2023.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
In a snap that Tanner posted on Instagram Stories, the couple shared a smooch on the green as Clark clutched his trophy.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
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Adjective
This place, along with many other San Diego County parks, provides a beautiful green space for joggers, dog walkers, and others seeking peace in an otherwise suburban area.
—Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Marketing materials for the June 7 event feature both the Black Trees and blue-and-green numbering, which the Wolves used in their earliest uniforms and resurrected for throwbacks in 2023.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Noun
The green at Monroe is a literal ski slope.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
In a snap that Tanner posted on Instagram Stories, the couple shared a smooch on the green as Clark clutched his trophy.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for green
Adjective
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Today, guests can indulge in spacious rooms with premium marble bathrooms, then wind down with drinks in the property’s lush, two-story lobby bar.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Revival at The Sawyer, the hotel’s lush rooftop bar and lounge, draws both locals and out-of-towners with live music, DJ sets, cocktails, and more.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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The team overachieved this season partly because Mazzulla turned an inexperienced supporting cast into a strength.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Short selling can be an intellectually demanding approach to the market, and many inexperienced traders fall into a trap, lured by overvaluation and hype.—
David Capablanca,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Sokoloff seems to believe that his oversight will be more welcomed at city hall while history tells us that this is deeply naive.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Trusting politicians with that spending record to stop at taxing billionaires is reckless and naive.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Historic heat in March melted snowpack to below normal levels across southern California, drying out vegetation sooner.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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Higher up, the vegetation thinned, and then disappeared.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Earlier, Mars square Pluto may stir tension around creativity, money, attention, or control.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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Faye, disappointed to see that the safe has no money, blames Rue for the deception and screams to wake her boyfriend.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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As its 20-minute ovation showed, there is certainly an appetite for a new kind of gay love story this year at Cannes, where Jordan Firstman’s similarly disarming Club Kid left grown women in tears.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Natalie Decker is a grown adult.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Thiel’s vision of tech saving the world through unloosed, Saruman-style AI industrialists would be far more compelling if so many of these tech giants were not such strangely immature and insecure people.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
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Reimer, for his part, observed that, in many cases, governance is immature.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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In 2015, Lynette was arrested on charges of assault and battery/simple assault.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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When Stagg’s calculations lead him to conclude that an almighty storm is set to break on June 5, 1944 — the day originally earmarked for the Normandy landings — after a long period of balmy calm, potentially scuppering the entire vast project, his simple but urgent advice is to wait a day.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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“Green.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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