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sylvan

[sil-vuhn] / ˈsɪl vən /
ADJECTIVE
woodsy
Synonyms


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The sylvan glade romanticism of “Emeralds,” the electric energy of “Rubies,” the glittering imperial court of “Diamonds.”

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2023

The sylvan property set on a 2,600-acre nature preserve has been hosting the tribute since 1988, a year after the movie’s release.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

According to the DSM-5, my trauma originated in learning about Jason’s trauma; it arose in that moment when I stepped off the veranda beside that sylvan lake and checked my email.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2022

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Open Fist Theatre Company transposes the action from ancient Greece to the pre-Civil War South in a provocative reimagining of Shakespeare’s sylvan fantasy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2022

Ihe sylvan fields, forests, and shores had been mowed down, paved over, and built up with roads, bridges, hospitals, boatyards, jails, and military bases, cities in and of themselves.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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