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Recent Examples of leaf
Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
The trees should leaf out normally.
—oregonlive, 11 June 2022
Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
The tablescape featured matching dining sets with napkins and a brown leaf decoration on top.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Verb
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
The trees should leaf out normally.
—oregonlive, 11 June 2022
Noun
This goes above and beyond and in about every type of environment on the planet, from tiny tropical leaf hoppers to the largest whales in the ocean.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
The tablescape featured matching dining sets with napkins and a brown leaf decoration on top.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaf
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And in presumably purple Miami-Dade County where Democrats had won every presidential election for 36 years, Latino voters flipped the county red.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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After letting your coffee sit on the counter or in the fridge for 12 to 24 hours, flip a switch and your brew cleanly drains into the decanter.Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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According to a fact sheet released by the Defense Department, the U.S. works with Ukraine and other countries to research the threats of dangerous diseases affecting animals and humans.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Let cool on baking sheets 5 minutes; transfer to wire rack, and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The bass tones flowed thumbed beautifully and distortion-free from this 120-decibel speaker, thanks to the 6-by-9-inch woofer.Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rather than accommodating Washington, however, Netanyahu thumbed his nose at Obama in the United Nations, Congress, and other venues.Chris Miller, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2015
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“Leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaf. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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