Thesaurus results for MEADOW

meadow

noun

as in grass

a usually flat area of land that is covered with tall grass The sanctuary contains several large meadows that are home to a variety of wildlife.

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Recent Examples of meadow According to locals, the Tschikof family home was a large, yellow farmhouse, with a barn out back and, beyond that, a meadow dotted with mature trees. —

Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026 Even if the raw materials for that dye were from a meadow, the colorant itself, in its liquid gold form, was carefully, lovingly synthesized. —

Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026 California’s snowpack is supposed to reach its peak April 1, so state surveyors held their final Sierra snow survey of the year in a meadow near Lake Tahoe. —

Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 This short-and-sweet surname could be an Anglicized version of the Chinese Li or the English word for meadow. —

Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meadow

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Noun

Scrape away leaves, twigs, and grass within a 10-foot diameter circle from a fire.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
The Tour was forced to cancel The Sentry at the start of the 2026 campaign due to the dying grass on the Plantation Course at Kapalua amid a local dispute with the company responsible for delivering water to the area.

— Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026