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adjective as in young, new, blooming
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budding, burgeoning, developing, flourishing, foliate, growing, immature, infant, juvenile, maturing, pullulating, recent, sprouting, supple, unripe
adjective as in inexperienced
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callow, cherry, credulous, gullible, ignorant, inexpert, ingenuous, naive, unconversant, unpolished, unpracticed, unskillful, unsophisticated, untrained, unversed, wet behind the ears, youthful
adjective as in emerald in color
adjective as in referring to practices or policies that do not negatively affect the environment
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biodegradable, ecological, environment-friendly, environmental, environmentally-safe
Example Sentences
A green banner outside declares, “Now Open Amigos!” but on a recent day, the doors were locked and the lights were out.
From a small platform at the top, he looks out over a sea of green stretching to the horizon.
Creators leave their old networks for greener pastures all the time, but the licenses to their titles stay with the company that originally produced them.
A spokesperson for Sir Sadiq Khan said he was taking "hard decisions" including "exploring development on the green belt" and said he had been backed with "a record £11.7bn government investment".
Fitzpatrick, who played the hole more conservatively, was also off the green after three shots, but played a delightful chip - with McIlroy saying "shot, Fitz" in appreciation - and tapped in for a five.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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