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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
Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
There are special menus and seasonal treats, like sakura soft-serve ice cream and sakura mochi (a sweet, pink rice cake wrapped in a pickled sakura leaf).
—Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 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
The combination of magnolia leaf, Roman chamomile and cedar heart is woodsy and wonderful.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
There are special menus and seasonal treats, like sakura soft-serve ice cream and sakura mochi (a sweet, pink rice cake wrapped in a pickled sakura leaf).
—Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaf
Verb
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Lee, whose career spans four decades, has solidified himself as a versatile actor capable of flipping between drama and comedy.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
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One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This sheet mask is stuffed with hydrolyzed collagen to soften fine lines and boost elasticity, as well as hydrating niacinamide and soothing cica.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
18 Mar. 2025
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There’s specialized pillows, sheets, and mattresses to create a bedroom haven.—
Christine Yu,
Outside Online,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Comically massive in scale yet modest in ambition, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie thumbs its nose at our fascination with spectacle.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Sanchez quit school in 1969 at age 15, thumbed his way from Kansas City to Woodstock, got tear-gassed at anti-war rallies, rambled up to Canada to drop acid with draft dodgers.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaf. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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