sylvan

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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

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Bring a picnic, and the fam, as the Echo Theater Co. a stripped-down, kid-friendly 40-minute version of Shakespeare’s sylvan fantasy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022

Consider the hectares and hectares of fences and hedges, often erected at considerable cost to transform a yard, and certainly a pool, into an owner’s sylvan duchy.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022

Temporary departures from the sylvan landscape for professional activities are prohibited, but the place has been known to have a hold on people.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 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