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Recent Examples of leaf
Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.
—Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
In response, Canadians are running the flags up the pole – with the maple leaf conveying new meaning and a certain solidarity.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
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Verb
This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.
—Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.
—Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
Noun
While there are methods of detecting elevated H2O2 levels in plants, most of them involve removing a leaf, taking it back to a lab, then subjecting it to a multi-step analysis.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
In response, Canadians are running the flags up the pole – with the maple leaf conveying new meaning and a certain solidarity.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaf
Verb
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One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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But, two goals allowed in 32 seconds, like on Monday night, or two in 20 seconds, like against very likely first-round opponent Dallas on March 16, can flip a playoff game, or the entire series.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Even more, the experts added, a prolonged hike in bond yields could in theory threaten the financial system if costly debt strains the balance sheets of large banks and other key firms.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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All the pieces can be complemented with the brand’s interior panels such as the sheets of crystal rocks and fine rocks.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Maine high school athlete Cassidy Carlisle expounded on her message to Gov. Janet Mills as the state continued to thumb its nose as President Donald Trump and maintain its transgender-athlete policies in girls' and women’s sports.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Williams seemed to thumb his nose at the proceedings.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaf. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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