as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
the backyard's leafy bushes look nice, but have a tendency to attract deer
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Recent Examples of leafy
As dawn broke on a clear day in Kyiv, a scene of devastation came into focus in the capital’s leafy Darnytsia neighborhood, located between a suburban forest and the Dnieper River.
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Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Include magnesium-rich foods, such as seeds, nuts, beans, and leafy greens, in your diet.
—Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026
Masticating juicers also get a significantly better yield from leafy greens and herbs, both of which centrifugal juicers struggle with.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The street functions much like a mall, only with the charm and cachet that comes from being situated on a leafy West Village street.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 May 2026
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Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Include magnesium-rich foods, such as seeds, nuts, beans, and leafy greens, in your diet.
—Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026
Masticating juicers also get a significantly better yield from leafy greens and herbs, both of which centrifugal juicers struggle with.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The street functions much like a mall, only with the charm and cachet that comes from being situated on a leafy West Village street.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leafy
Adjective
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And why in the world would anyone composing after the Second World War reëmbrace the long-irrelevant late-Romantic idiom of Puccini and Strauss, with its lush harmonies, rich orchestration, and powerful melodies?—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Eco effort The most impressive part of the property is its lush landscaping.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Earlier this year, the line was mostly green, meaning that a steel wall would traverse much of Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Ensure the soil is acidic In acidic soil, camellias will thrive, with gorgeous dark green foliage and bright blooms.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Natalie Decker is a grown adult.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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In the corner of three-time Academy Award–winning composer Ludwig Göransson’s studio sits a lyre nearly the size of a grown man, one room over from a ping-pong table that, at the push of a button, disappears into the floor.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Plants form a dense tuft of stiff grass-like foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Along the way, the grade grows dramatically, temperatures drop, and the views and climate zones shift from dense forest to alpine tundra.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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“Leafy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafy. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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