olive

adjective

Definition of olivenext
as in brown

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Recent Examples of olive Video of the incident obtained by CBS News showed a group of around 20 masked men clad in black or gray clothes descending a hill from the area of an Israeli settlement outpost into an olive grove near the Palestinian village of Abu Falah. — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Tens of thousands of Palestinian families rely on olive groves for income, while rights groups say settler attacks have surged and Israeli authorities rarely hold perpetrators accountable. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 And that took place on another tier of their garden, in an amphitheater amid an olive grove. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 Fitting and stuffing olives by hand for olive all’ascolana, a traditional street snack from Italy’s Marche region, is no joke. — Cate Huguelet, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for olive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for olive
  1. brown
  2. swarthy
Adjective
  • That person and others described Shelton as wearing a brown dress and purple sneakers.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Simply style classic brown or black shoes with a statement skirt and an equally eye-catching knit.
    — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of brown
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  • To its members, Latin America’s leaders weren’t revolutionary peers but swarthy radicals.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Sporting Robert Shaw’s distinctive fisherman’s cap, flinty and crooked grin, and swarthy mutton-chop sideburns, Gildart Jackson’s is an evocative portrayal of Robert Shaw.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of swarthy

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“Olive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/olive. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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