as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
Scottish highlands covered with lush greenery
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Recent Examples of greenery
The plane crashed into some greenery outside a home, but did not hit any structures, said Luis Garcia, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The stunning pool area has floor-to-ceiling windows that gaze out at lush greenery.
—Karla Pope, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
The gate leading to an outdoor patio area is off its hinges, while much of the surrounding greenery is scorched.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Cottage facades also received an upgrade, designed to blend harmoniously with the surrounding greenery.
—Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The stunning pool area has floor-to-ceiling windows that gaze out at lush greenery.
—Karla Pope, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
The gate leading to an outdoor patio area is off its hinges, while much of the surrounding greenery is scorched.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Cottage facades also received an upgrade, designed to blend harmoniously with the surrounding greenery.
—Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for greenery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenery
Noun
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The relative humidity late Monday and Tuesday will drop as low as 6%, which makes dry vegetation even more flammable.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Their firefighting tasks, which are assigned each day by their captains, could include containment work, structure defense or removing dry vegetation to try and stop the spread of the blaze.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Here, expect breezy linens as well as hues inspired by the region’s rich clay, orange foliage, and blue skies.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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Carefully dig them out of the soil and lay them on the ground for a couple of days with their foliage shading the bulbs.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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The British followed in 1699, with William Dampier naming the area Shark Bay and producing the first records of Australian flora and fauna.—
Keith Drew,
AFAR Media,
16 Jan. 2025
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The 16,000-plus-acre forest was founded by Isaac W. Bernheim in 1929 to protect native flora and fauna in the watershed.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Greenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenery. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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