often attributive
: land that is covered or mostly covered with grass
wildflowers blooming in the meadow
especially
: a tract of moist low-lying usually level grassland
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Infused with nourishing tsubaki meadow oil, texturizing pink salt, and a plant blend of kale, carrot, and lemon extracts that, together, strengthen and add moisture, this featherlight formula hydrates, de-frizzes, and disappears upon contact—though the results stick around for hours.
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Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
By May of last year, the runoff was so anemic that the creek my family uses to irrigate a grass-hay meadow in central Colorado nearly ran dry.
—Pete McBride, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Just outside of Vail Village, Vail Stables offers one- to two-hour seasonal trail rides, taking riders up steep trails, through wildflower meadows, and into forests filled with quaking aspen trees and lodgepole pines.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
The meadow flavor contains a medley of florals and birch that tastes like a more nuanced Sprite.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
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Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
By May of last year, the runoff was so anemic that the creek my family uses to irrigate a grass-hay meadow in central Colorado nearly ran dry.
—Pete McBride, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Just outside of Vail Village, Vail Stables offers one- to two-hour seasonal trail rides, taking riders up steep trails, through wildflower meadows, and into forests filled with quaking aspen trees and lodgepole pines.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
The meadow flavor contains a medley of florals and birch that tastes like a more nuanced Sprite.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for meadow
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meadow. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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meadow
noun
mead·ow
ˈmed-ō 
: an area of moist low usually level grassland
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