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green thumb

NOUN
skill at gardening
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
brown thumb


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I haven’t perfected my green thumb, but I’m working on it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025

A walking red flag with a green thumb, he goes by the name Narvel Roth, which is surely some sort of punishment.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2023

Gardener-writers helped puncture that belief by dispelling the myth of the green thumb.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023

Planting in containers with a very good potting soil is the way to go with Superbells, though if you can duplicate in your garden bed, you will garner the green thumb there, too.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

She’s had a green thumb since before we moved to the Ranch.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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