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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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There is no oak panelling, no green leather-bound legal textbooks like the courtrooms you see on TV dramas.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Sony 6758 0.03%increase; green up pointing triangle Group raised its annual earnings forecasts after first-quarter net profit came in stronger than expected, supported by a rise in earnings from its music and image-sensor businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

One man in Los Angeles wanted to apply for a green card and paid $6,000 to someone posing as a lawyer in June.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Another lengthy putt from the edge of the green on the 11th continued what was becoming a sensational round.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Each kit has half a paper plate that’s been cut down the middle, plus little black stickers for the seeds and two crayons—one pink, one green.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Restaurants aren’t the only place where Americans are avoiding leafy greens.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

The sauces settle into the meat and greens.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

In his second round alone, he missed seven birdie putts from 15 feet or less - four inside 10 feet - and was ranked 60th in the field on the greens.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Jokes aside, Michigan has a mystery on its hands: How did all 18 greens of its beloved track suddenly turn orange?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

They have planted snap peas, lima beans, and mustard greens.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Programs that encourage employees or customers to adopt greener habits do not appear to weaken support for broader climate action.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 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

"The benefits of nature should be for everyone and we are committed to making this the reality as we build a greener, healthier and more resilient London for everyone," he added.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

You know the story: The pool got greener and greener.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2026

The greener ones, the ones the birds picked off, didn’t last long enough to grow big.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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

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

We had flown to Kumasi to visit the Department of Painting and Sculpture at KNUST, an expansive campus in the west of the city and probably the greenest university I have ever seen.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2024

She had the greenest eyes you’ve ever seen.

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner

The persistent heat will dry out vegetation and increase the chance of fires in grass-dominated areas that greened up after the plentiful rains this winter.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2026

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

Some research has found that greening projects are contagious: Neighbors of greened lots start taking better care of their own yards.

From National Geographic Dec. 14, 2023

In a randomized controlled trial, our team found that people living near newly greened spaces reported feeling less depressed than those who did not.

From Washington Post Dec. 9, 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

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

In 2025, greening affected a record 47.63 percent of orange trees in the Brazilian Citrus Belt, according to Fundecitrus; 100 million trees, of 209 million, are now infected.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

However the pumpkins got there, it was an uplifting sight, as was the greening of the mountains and foothills just up the way.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

Outside, where there should have been a long, windowless hall with dark green numbered doors leading into other apartments, there was a greening field and a lowering sky.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen




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