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Recent Examples of green
Adjective
Matej says that the country’s green forests cover over 70% of the land. Shivani Vora, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Brooks’ bull was given official green scores of 480 4/8 net and 490 4/8 gross, according to those posts. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
Southern tradition has long held that dining on black-eyed peas and greens is a must on New Year's Day to ensure prosperity in the coming months. Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024 In a series of photos, Ray showed off her family's meal, which included turkey with some sprigs of fresh herbs (along with a fake turkey as a centerpiece decoration), roasted potatoes, a salad with plenty of greens and pomegranates, soup, gravy and more. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for green 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for green
Adjective
  • The new direction from Congress has the potential to transform the river that sustains Oregon’s famously lush Willamette Valley.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Explore Palm Beach 13 of 18 Leu Gardens Orlando Far from the theme parks and the city traffic is a lush, tropical wonderland.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • By my naive estimation, our home sat at least three blocks south of the street no wildfire could realistically cross in any event other than the biblical apocalypse.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
  • His first assignment is prosecuting Ma Ka-kit (Mason Fung), a naive young man pressured by his legal team into pleading guilty to drug charges despite his innocence.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Sam Darnold’s Monday night meltdown cost him a lot of money in free agency.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Butler’s current seven-game suspension will cost Butler a total of about $2.4 million in salary, although the National Basketball Players Association intends to file a grievance to dispute the suspension in hopes of recouping some of that money.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Littler began playing darts as a tiny boy and soon started beating grown men at the game.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Expand All In March 2012, a mother came to the Key Biscayne Police Department with her 14-year-old daughter, who had been sent steamy love letters from a grown man — Oscar Olea, her 26-year-old gymnastics coach.
    Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • People with leukemia often have a high number of immature white blood cells called myeloblast, which are not usually present in the blood.
    Doru Paul, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
  • These immature cells can develop into different types of blood cells, including white blood cells (WBCs), central to immune function.8 Getting sufficient and consistent sleep can help make your body more resistant to disease and infection.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • My top answer is a simple and no-brainer recommendation: Wash your hands with soap and water.
    Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Adidas Originals Stan Smith Sneakers These iconic Stan Smith sneakers offer form and function thanks to their simple design, soft leather material (no blisters here!), and roomy fit.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Green.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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