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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
Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
These minimalist plants come in various colors and leaf shapes.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 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
These are nectar-producing organs located outside of flowers on other areas of the plant (like at the base of a leaf or bud).
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
These minimalist plants come in various colors and leaf shapes.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaf
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Presto, Mahomes and the Chiefs flipped the script from out of the danger zone into taking charge.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Cars were flipped over, traffic lights and lamp posts were torn down, and there were even unconfirmed reports of explosions.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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According to a fact sheet for the F-35, the aircraft is worth $135 million dollars.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Compared to other states, California’s pension beneficiaries produced the largest economic output — $87 billion — for the state’s economy, according to the California fact sheet associated with the report.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
29 Jan. 2025
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For any of us thumbing anxiously through our social media feeds right now, similar words have become as familiar as sunrise, and so have the actions backing them.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Boston Rob explains taking that huge Deal or No Deal Island gamble Even after 25 years, there are still people in Hollywood who thumb their nose at the reality competition genre.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaf. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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