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

With these “multispectral” data, researchers can monitor how “green” or productive a vegetated landscape is.

From Science Magazine

“In 2 years, the golden mussel transformed the lake’s sandy beaches and vegetated margins into piles of dark and stinky shells,” Mansur recalls.

From Science Magazine

The fire, fanned by strong winds, affected at least six communities in the foothills of the Troodos mountain range, an area of pine forest and densely vegetated shrubland.

From Reuters

I vegetate between steps, and that’s when I listen to music a lot.

From New York Times