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green

[green] / grin /




ADJECTIVE
referring to practices or policies that do not negatively affect the environment
Synonyms
NOUN
square or park in center of town
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One type of green neon has already disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Looking at the rest of Hyde Park and what is one of London's prime green spaces is now mostly brown following consecutive heatwaves since May.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

It could also lower the amount of electricity required for renewable energy-powered water electrolysis used to produce green hydrogen.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

The path also could provide recreational benefits to an area that has some of the most limited access to green space in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Then an Elder with a blue apron with pictures of blueberries and green ribbons stepped forward and hugged him.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

For golf courses this means the greens and tees can be irrigated but the fairways cannot.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

A full-page illustration from a 13th-century manuscript is resplendent with lovely reds, greens and blues.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The fast-casual salad chain on Thursday cut its outlook for the year, as the U.S.’s largest-ever cyclospora outbreak keeps diners away from lettuce and other uncooked leafy greens.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

The side dish is a salad of apples, white beans and greens with a simple vinaigrette.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

But I really longed for a salad and fresh greens.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

A side-by-side comparison shows how much greener the fairways appeared in summer 2025 compared with this year.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Participants who recycled, used reusable cups and containers, took public transportation, ate greener diets, or cycled to work were no less likely to support wider climate policies and collective action.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

From building wind turbines to reinforcing power grids for rising demand from electric cars, transitioning from fossil fuels to greener economies will require a massive increase in metal extraction.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

We can at least keep air in the realm of absurdity by fighting for a greener future, which we can still see ahead, even through the smoke.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

But as the geese flew closer, the island’s greener interior came into view.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

It ranges from the greenest to the dirtiest, from established technologies to speculative ones, and even includes companies that play tangential roles in the sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 24, 2025

He uses this as an example of us "securing a brighter future for both animals, and us, too" in our unique metropolis - the world's greenest major city.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2025

In 2007, architect Carl Elefante expressed an idea that has since become a common provocation in the world of architecture: The greenest building is one that’s already built.

From Slate Jun. 3, 2025

Despite the greenest possible light, at least one of his 93 NBA field-goal attempts have had to cross Knecht’s “crazy or something like that” threshold, right?

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 17, 2024

“There’s a guy in my first period who’s really cute. He has the greenest eyes and he makes everyone laugh all the time.”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

Trees with access to shallow water tables "greened up" during drought, the researchers found, while trees over deeper water tables experienced more foliage browning and tree death.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2024

Residents began using the newly greened streets as a pedestrian corridor that allowed them to interact more with their neighbors.

From National Geographic Oct. 9, 2023

And all the snowmelt has brilliantly greened what’s often a dry, brown tinder box by this time of year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2023

At Fort Young, restorations have strengthened and greened the property, and eco-certification efforts began in earnest this year.

From Washington Post Dec. 15, 2021

Week after week, I returned to Iowa, watching through the plane window as the seasons changed, as the earth slowly greened and the soybean and corn crops grew in ruler-straight lines.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

That doesn’t mean cities should avoid urban greening projects.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

So experts said countries across the region should further insulate energy systems against more frequent disruptive weather events by diversifying and greening their grids.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

Her priorities have included early education expansion, school greening improvements, literacy through phonics training, protecting immigrant students and focusing more budget resources on the highest-need schools.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

Reeling from a depressed economy, then an explosive greening problem, then hurricanes, they were soon going to the statehouse, desperate for bailout money.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

Every May brings Atomic Bomb Awareness Month to Camillo Junior High, right after the greening grass and the yellowing forsythia.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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