greener pastures

plural noun

: a better or more promising situation

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And then there was the schadenfreude of those who had already decamped to greener pastures. Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 30 June 2025 After more than a century as real estate moguls, the dynasty has found greener pastures. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025 And when the pressure’s on, those perks won’t protect your company from internal dysfunction or a surge of people leaving for greener pastures. Greg Dolan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 This coordinated reaction suggests the hungry nematodes may be joining together to easily hitch a ride on larger animals such as insects that transport them to (not so) greener pastures with more rotten fruit to feast on, Perez said. Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 5 June 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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