as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
a beautiful, verdant field
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Recent Examples of verdant
The latter peaks in verdant bluffs before descending more than 600 feet to narrow county roads built around the turn of the 20th century.
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Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
On June 3, the beauty mogul took to Instagram to share behind-the-scenes photos from an upcoming Rare Beauty campaign set against a verdant garden backdrop.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 6 June 2026
Set in a 16th-century annex to Palazzo Borghese, whose verdant gardens are visible from the rooms on the upper floors, Hotel Vilòn was designed by architect Giampiero Panepinto and set designer Paolo Bonfini, who imbued it with a bit of cinematic flair.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
Situated on the edge of the city’s verdant Parco Sforzesco, the museum opened the permanent design installation the Museo del Design in 2019.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
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Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
On June 3, the beauty mogul took to Instagram to share behind-the-scenes photos from an upcoming Rare Beauty campaign set against a verdant garden backdrop.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 6 June 2026
Set in a 16th-century annex to Palazzo Borghese, whose verdant gardens are visible from the rooms on the upper floors, Hotel Vilòn was designed by architect Giampiero Panepinto and set designer Paolo Bonfini, who imbued it with a bit of cinematic flair.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
Situated on the edge of the city’s verdant Parco Sforzesco, the museum opened the permanent design installation the Museo del Design in 2019.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verdant
Adjective
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When not blooming, the lush green leaves step in to provide respite from the desert sun.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
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Blue skies extended to the horizon, and a small colony of tents, camper vans and motorhomes sprawled out across the lush alfalfa fields.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Does that mean his … poop is green?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Pool could remain green through September Hans Paerl, research professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, told USA TODAY on June 15 that the color may remain there until the cooler autumn season.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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All of that hits me so much differently as a grown woman and as a mom.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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There’s the artist that’s for the kids, who appealed to everyone, and the other that was more grown, more adventurous.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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However, all that leafy growth often comes at the expense of flowers and fruit.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Phytates in whole grains and oxalates in leafy greens like spinach also bind to iron and zinc.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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The videos showed dense crowds waiting in organized lines with little movement.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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This is especially important near rushing water, around blind corners and in dense vegetation where sound and visibility are limited.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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“Verdant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verdant. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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