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olive

adjective as in tawny

noun as in tan

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Example Sentences

Rub the loin with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.

Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add olive oil.

Add olive oil to the pan and toss in the garlic and chili flake.

The charismatic bearded revolucionario dressed in a dark olive uniform promised to restore order and hold elections.

Before “we” might offer “you” an olive branch, you must offer one to us.

It was deep twilight in the room, and rather cold, for the eucalyptus and olive logs in the fireplace still awaited the match.

It seems that Mr. Adams would have presented the sword boldly, keeping the olive branch carefully concealed behind his back.

Burn the male olive-branch and the pine twig and juniper, and let the blazing laurel crackle amid the hearth.

He wore an olive green coat, yellow waistcoat, and light grey trousers, strapped over his boots.

He was handsome, with the olive-tinted warmth of his southern homefairly tall, straight-limbed and lithea picture of poetic grace.

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On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to olive, such as: blue-green, apple, aquamarine, beryl, chartreuse, and fir.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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