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leaf

[leef] / lif /


NOUN
page of document
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Taking a leaf from Francis's book, Leo has put the poor and marginalized at the center of his papacy.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

But today is a day to vigorously wave the maple leaf flag.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Pattersonreceived several medals for his service and achievements, according to the Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs, including the Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Mets used it to make a big leaf pile of money at Citi Field and set it on fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Hot tears flood down my face and I blow my nose into a stray leaf.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The group experiment with props including a wind machine and a foley door - a miniature door with a latch used for sound effects - as well as different materials such as plastic and leaves.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Let’s say your mortgage is $3,500 a month and your boyfriend pays $1,500; that leaves you with $2,000 a month to pay.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Police confirmed that the municipality would regain $17.3 million, yet that still leaves nearly $9 million unaccounted for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

"The manner in which these human remains were taken away from our land leaves much for us to speculate," said Vihienuo.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

The last of its dried leaves have long ago fallen, and lie shriveled in the soil beneath it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

In her one-bedroom apartment, where quotes from Scripture hang on nearly every wall, she leafs through her collection of Bibles each day.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2024

It’s a broadleaf weed that grows in colonies or large groups and have seed leafs that are round and oval with sparse stinging hairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023

At his seaside home in Sonoma County, he leafs through a binder filled with his research, including two early papers that have been cited an astonishing number of times by other researchers.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2022

Walking with Gregory6 in bare treed October ash woods—winds blowing brown sere leafs at feet—talking of dead Jack—the sky an old familiar place with fragrant eyebrow clouds passing overhead in Fall Current—

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 20, 2019

I spit the dirt and leafs out of my mouth and told him, “I’m sorry, Mr. Leroy, I didn’t know he was gonna steal your money, I swear I didn’t know, sir!”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

While Steve’s dad leafed through documents and letters—stopping to exclaim or lament a bit—and Steve went through still more photos, I dug through his late mom’s sewing supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Back at my tiny Airbnb above a Chinese supermarket, I leafed through it.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

They were on my mind at Manzanita Park as I leafed through an election guide, searching for a Latino candidate — any Latino candidate — to vote for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

During moments of rest, he leafed through a diary, written longhand by a Russian soldier: “I’ve been at war for four weeks already and I miss my mom,” Courier read.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

I leafed past pages of TV stars, rock-and-roll groups, and pop idols.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

A former NFL player named John Urschel decided to do some light reading this week, and for him that meant leafing through the latest math papers from OpenAI about topics such as the Riemann hypothesis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Spend enough time cooking — or leafing through cookbooks in bed — and you notice certain ingredients keep reaching for one another.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Leo Kelly—a devout Christian Iowan who was seen ascending the Senate dais, leafing through sensitive documents, and praying in the chamber—described it as “a blessing.”

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

Trees only delay leafing after actual infestations, which prevents insects from adapting to the change over time.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

He pulled another comic book off his shelf and started leafing through it.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio


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