verdant

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When Allende watched the show, she was struck by the landscapes of the country — the vast desert, verdant forests and farmland, snowcapped peaks — its authenticity and flavor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

But most beat it back to the city without venturing to neighboring Colares, a verdant region of cypress and eucalyptus, with a generous supply of fruit stands and antique shops, gradually sloping to lesser-known beaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A few kilometres from Salah's devastated fields, Muhummad Mohamad Ismail, 45, tends with great care to his verdant orange and papaya trees.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Casting its relentless sunshine as a background character, coaxing neighbors out of their shells and into verdant parks and yards and onto their manicured streets, is part of that.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

A verdant, treacherous lawn, in which mosquitoes bred and fish were fat but inaccessible.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy