greener pastures

plural noun

: a better or more promising situation

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Wage growth is positive, but the quits rate has declined and workers are seemingly less eager to leave their jobs in search of greener pastures. Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Presumably, the new show will follow their family onto greener pastures. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025 Next year is expected to bring an even greater number of millionaires on the move—about 165,000 are anticipated to migrate to greener pastures around the world, according to the report. Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025 But will that sway his decision at all to stick around or depart for greener pastures? Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for greener pastures

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First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of greener pastures was in 1970

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“Greener pastures.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greener%20pastures. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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