vegetative
Example Sentences
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But noise, as well as glare, are typically buffered with vegetative landscaping and setbacks, or the distance between the property line and the nearest structure.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
Schiavo was considered by doctors to be in a persistent vegetative state after her brain was deprived of oxygen.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
“So to get back to that natural ecosystem, vegetative structure, you really do need a ton of plants.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
He believes a will helps prevent problems for both families and doctors when a patient is in a vegetative state and beyond recovery.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
Yet it was obvious to everybody that the eighth grade president was not hospitalized, not suffering from amnesia, not in a vegetative state, and was very, very much alive.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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