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Recent Examples of leaf
Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.
—Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025
Watering too often, not often enough, at lower ambient temperatures, and late in the day can lead to plant diseases, leaf drop, or an explosion of harmful pests.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
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Verb
This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.
—Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.
—Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
Noun
Each box includes whole leaf teas harvested from tea estates around the world.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025
Watering too often, not often enough, at lower ambient temperatures, and late in the day can lead to plant diseases, leaf drop, or an explosion of harmful pests.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaf
Verb
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If the Silicon Valley of the 2000s and 2010s prided itself on an anti-fashion ethos—the hoodie, the New Balance trainer, the uniform of studied indifference to material possessions—then today’s tech billionaires have flipped the script.—
Amy Francombe,
WIRED,
11 Feb. 2025
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West flipped the website after the advertisement aired and replaced its previous content with just one item: The swastika T-shirt that was on sale for $20 each.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Formulated with just seven non-toxic ingredients, the potent spray is safe enough to spray directly onto your pillows and sheets, yet powerful enough to kill bed bugs, lice, dust mites, and fleas.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps a white sheet covered with lumps of reddish-brown rocks.—
Helen Gordon,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Many thumbed their noses at the prospect of forgoing their advice and consent role, even for the president of their own party.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
15 Feb. 2025
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Defying the law would bring no real legal consequences for the people involved—which is why the Trump administration is already thumbing its nose at court orders.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaf. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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