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Recent Examples of olive
The olive sake gives a round flavor that’s paired with rice washed West End Gin.
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Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Except for olive haters–bless their hearts.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
There is a heated salt-water swimming pool, vast gardens and terraces, and a boat house, as well as a separate farmhouse, chapel, a private vineyard, an olive grove and orchards with apricot and plum trees.
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Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Umbria — the only Italian region with no coastline and no foreign border — delivers Tuscany-style hill towns, olive groves and Lake Trasimeno without the tour buses.
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Except for olive haters–bless their hearts.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
There is a heated salt-water swimming pool, vast gardens and terraces, and a boat house, as well as a separate farmhouse, chapel, a private vineyard, an olive grove and orchards with apricot and plum trees.
—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Umbria — the only Italian region with no coastline and no foreign border — delivers Tuscany-style hill towns, olive groves and Lake Trasimeno without the tour buses.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for olive
Adjective
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But the favourite dish of the squad so far was salmon tataki with brown butter vinaigrette, white soy, yuzu and honey.
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Police said the suspect is a man in his 30s with brown hair and a beard.
Adjective
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To its members, Latin America’s leaders weren’t revolutionary peers but swarthy radicals.
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Sporting Robert Shaw’s distinctive fisherman’s cap, flinty and crooked grin, and swarthy mutton-chop sideburns, Gildart Jackson’s is an evocative portrayal of Robert Shaw.
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“Olive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/olive. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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