as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously weedy vegetation in the abandoned lot

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Recent Examples of weedy Common visitors to feeders for both seed and suet, these birds gather in flocks in weedy fields, roadsides, brushy patches and backyards. Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024 To do the least amount of harm to your surroundings while weeding, pull out the plants by their roots or mulch the weedy area. Kate Puhala, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2024 These include forbs, which are largely considered weedy plants by humans. Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024 The same process is used to establish a new lawn over bare (or weedy) soil. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for weedy 
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  • 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
  • Swiss cheese vine’s length and dramatic foliage bring lush maximalism to any room.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • Inconsistent enforcement by untrained or younger employees in convenience stores has led to rampant underage sales in the U.S.
    Markus Lindblad, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Harvard University will provide additional protections for Jewish students under a settlement announced on Tuesday that resolves two lawsuits accusing the Ivy League school of becoming a hotbed of rampant antisemitism.
    Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • Our top priority will be to create a nation that is proud, prosperous and free.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
  • And our top priority will be to create a nation that is proud, prosperous and free.
    Axios, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
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  • The combination of environmental regulations protecting chaparral, combined with the dense residential areas near it, mean that prescribed fire is very infrequently used in Southern California.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
  • But the visual jokes are dense and the look works for the setting and comedic ethos, reflecting the junky tourist-trap aesthetic that Mumolo and Wiig celebrate.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • The development pre-built its luxuriant landscaping and outdoor plazas, then incorporated an indoor golf simulator, fitness center and café as tenant amenities.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • One Madison’s slate of attractions includes a public gym (run by Chelsea Piers Fitness) so spacious and luxuriant that members might be tempted to move in.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Nov. 2024

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“Weedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weedy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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