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sylvan

[sil-vuhn] / ˈsɪl vən /
ADJECTIVE
woodsy
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It has been with him all his life, and it is a conductor’s opera — complex, fleeting, sylvan, changeable, tender and tough.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

So neither Danny nor I are surprised that this prequel opens on the sylvan fields of Valinor where Elven children play.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2022

The sylvan property set on a 2,600-acre nature preserve has been hosting the tribute since 1988, a year after the movie’s release.

From Washington Post Jul. 29, 2022

The movie is romantic slapstick, set far from the bohemian Lower East Side in sylvan Vermont.

From New York Times Jul. 28, 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




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