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as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
an older man who still has a luxuriant head of hair
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as in fertile
producing abundantly
luxuriant soil that yields endless fields of grain
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as in luxurious
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort
the fashion model always wore the most luxuriant outfits
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Recent Examples of luxuriant
Beyond it is a three-hectare haven of silvery olive trees, luxuriant Washingtonia palms, and lawns where peacocks wander freely.
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Our sojourn takes an even more luxuriant turn at the Jumeirah Burj Al Arab.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2025
Peak wildflower season in the high alpine environment is likely about a month away, but wildflowers at lower elevations in the high country are popping amid luxuriant green meadows and aspen trees aglow with brilliant chartreuse leaves.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 12 June 2025
These showy shrubs are bursting with personality—from fabulous texture-rich foliage to luxuriant blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
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The lush gardens are spread across about a dozen acres and feature a mix of styles, including a traditional Valencian space with Moorish influences, sprawling greenhouses, and pergolas covered in swaths of roses.—
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The lush landscape of chaparral, coast sage scrubs and creek beds was once a stop on the Mount Lowe Railway.—
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The protests in Iran began two weeks ago in Tehran’s bazaars over rampant inflation, but have since spiraled into wider demonstrations against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his regime, which has ruled the country since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.—
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The protests, which began on December 28 as demonstrations in Tehran’s bazaars over rampant inflation, have since spread to more than 100 cities, posing the biggest challenge to the Iranian regime in years.—
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Texas is one of the most fertile — and affordable — states to grow your business from the ground up, according to a new analysis that weighs startup costs, taxes and regulatory fees, among other factors.—
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Curitiba is the capital of the state of Parana which is nearly as large as Illinois and Indiana put together and equally as fertile.—
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Cotton is the gold standard for a luxurious feel—each item in our edit is either pure cotton or a soft blend—and from there, the rest is pretty much down to style preference.—
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Bright red polka dots and a ballet-slipper pink cat-eye base strike the perfect balance between playful and luxurious-looking.—
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Thousands of kids are in the transfer portal looking for greener grass, either in cash, playing time or a sexier stage.—
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Another photo shows an elegant black piano in a room with floor-to-ceiling windows draped in linen curtains, with sage green and white armchairs and a cork coffee table with books and a vase of hydrangeas in view.—
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Fed by a spring, the shallow and weedy water warmed to create a comfortable fish nursery.—
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Hand-weeding or applying appropriate herbicides when the weedy plants are young and immature will give you the best results.—
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Neither player is a prolific shot-maker from long range, but Green’s dwindling speed advantage is further lessened when he is guarded by power forwards rather than centers on dribble handoffs.—
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Rob Reiner was a prolific director whose work included some of the most memorable and endlessly watchable movies of the 1980s and ’90s.—
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In October, Gossett seized on Westward‘s momentum with a deluxe version featuring three additional tracks.—
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The Rooms Accommodations range from deluxe rooms and suites to three- and four-bedroom private villas, grouped throughout the resort’s 568 acres.—
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“Luxuriant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luxuriant. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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