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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
Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Barker included a photo of Rocky — who was wearing a T-shirt and green and white sweatpants — showing off his curiosity by looking up at a sign of what appeared to be a yeti.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The show’s pace at first is a test of patience—Task parcels out its details, lingering on shots of the birds Tom watches through binoculars, and the endless green of the Pennsylvania woods.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Be sure to get a bowl of green chili grits to go alongside.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Barker included a photo of Rocky — who was wearing a T-shirt and green and white sweatpants — showing off his curiosity by looking up at a sign of what appeared to be a yeti.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
Electric triplex and walk-behind mowers keep the greens tournament ready without fuel or noise pollution.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The show’s pace at first is a test of patience—Task parcels out its details, lingering on shots of the birds Tom watches through binoculars, and the endless green of the Pennsylvania woods.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
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The fossil was embedded inside rocks that date to between 115 million and 108 million years ago, in the Early Cretaceous period, when the area was covered by a lush river valley.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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Polyanthus primrose produces velvety blooms in rich blue, purple, burgundy, and golden hues above lush green foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Founders are often too eager to scale, or too inexperienced to evaluate talent, and the financial hit isn’t felt immediately.—
Anuradha Gupta,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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And finding a new commissioner would not only take months but may leave the West with an untried, inexperienced leader.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Abby is portrayed as a naive and innocent receptionist, but is edgy.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The clash of pristine tailoring with naïve florals, seed beading and distressed leather.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Lots of trees and other vegetation will mask the center’s five, 270,000-square-foot buildings from neighbors, Jones said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Standing vegetation may not be cut, burned or removed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Corporations love money more than anything, & this will really harm them and force them to do the right thing.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Screens and computers appear, as do pieces of furniture arranged to create a sense of privacy among the grown children.—
Qian Julie Wang,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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Mike, now played with a friendly glower by the bald and barrel-chested Chiklis, is a construction-site foreman, married for decades to Eileen (Mary Stuart Masterson), with several grown children.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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And enforcing size limits on catches could prevent the overharvesting of immature sharks and help maintain population resilience.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the comments, some people point out that the situation feels immature.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mahle views its range-extenders as far more than simple independent add-on, looking at them as one component in a holistic driving architecture in which smaller batteries can replace larger ones while still alleviating, rather than intensifying, range anxiety.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Sep. 2025
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For a similarly simple, comfortable option that’s a little more sophisticated, try a stylish ivory sweater (yes, white after Labor Day is definitely acceptable in France), particularly in a rollneck fashion that will suit silhouettes of all types.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Green.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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