vegetate
Example Sentences
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The state said the work destroyed 8 acres of vegetated dunes, including 6.7 acres of critical wildlife habitat, and 1.1 acres of freshwater wetlands.
From Seattle Times
The state also noted that North Wildwood continues to flout a 2020 order to restore 12 acres of mature, vegetated dunes that were removed for a different unauthorized seawall project.
From Seattle Times
The state Department of Ecology also recommends preserving natural areas by utilizing permeable pavement, compost-amended soils, vegetated roofs and rainwater collection systems, like cisterns.
From Seattle Times
A Reuters witness saw a boat with police and firefighters conducting dives in a murky vegetated area along the edge of the Itacoaí River and preparing a canoe to search the shallows.
From Reuters
"The co-benefit of retrofitting buildings is also making buildings more heat resistant with cool reflective paints, cool roofs, green roofs, vegetated walls, in addition to solar panels."
From Salon
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