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deep green

British  

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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Real Madrid have released their new away kit in a gorgeous, deep green, reminiscent of their 2012-13 third kit.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Your dutiful correspondent’s first impression of his favorite place on earth upon returning here for his 37th home opener wasn’t about the deep green or brilliant blue or enduring mountainscape.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

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

Issa Rae, a red carpet standout, stunned in plunging deep green.

From Seattle Times Mar. 10, 2024

The hedge maze is taller than the height of an ogre and formed of dense, glossy leaves in a deep green.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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