as in vegetation
green leaves or plants decided the office needed more foliage and bought a few plants

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Recent Examples of foliage There were also images and videos taken from a discrete location, possibly behind foliage or a balcony, of children at a public pool, the report read. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025 And the same size again in external space, where nothing but some softening foliage comes between you and the glistening ocean. Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 Sight: Adding an attractive visual effect to a sensory garden can be as simple as adding plants with contrasting colors, light, shadows, shapes, textures, foliage, blossoms, and habits, like creeping, climbing, trailing, bushy or upright. Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025 Then step outside: the shower is surrounded by lush foliage. Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for foliage
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  • Across the West, about three dozen fires were burning uncontained and another 80 fires were being managed to clear out vegetation that has clogged the landscape, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 July 2025
  • Some properties in Waianae Valley use sheep to eat the overgrown vegetation.
    Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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  • The University of Florida advises gardeners to take proactive steps to protect their flora, especially from hungry iguanas.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • The island is volcanic in origin, with rugged terrain and a dry subtropical climate that supports unique flora and fauna found nowhere else on Earth.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025

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“Foliage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foliage. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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