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deep green

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noun

  1. a person, esp a politician, who is in favour of taking extreme measures to tackle environmentalist issues

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. in favour of or relating to extreme measures to tackle environmentalist issues

    deep green environmentalists

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This would imply a dish that is more cabbage than potato, but colcannon is decidedly a potato dish spiked with hearty greenery; typically cabbage, but kale can stand in for a particularly deep green hue.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024

The juxtaposed images show the Central Valley turning from brown to a deep green and snow thickening substantially in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

At her farm, yellowing stalks were visible in the distance, beyond the deep green coffee plants.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

Satellite images show the west-flowing river changed color from blue to a deep green over a short span of days.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Boaz kept the hood of his deep green sweatshirt up, even as he stood on the NQR platform.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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