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Recent Examples of glade
When Mayor Jerry moves forward with the construction of a beltway that will destroy the glade where Mabel learned to calm her nervous system and love nature with her wise grandmother (Karen Huie), this riot grrl skates into action.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s quite a leap of faith, given that Mayor Jerry is willing to blow up the beavers’ dam — the ecological fulcrum of the glade — and has installed tall metal trees with speakers that emit an intolerable noise only animals can hear.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
But in the present day, with the glade abandoned, the only hope for construction to stop is for Mabel to find a beaver — a keystone species — that can once again make the area inhabitable.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
The terrain favors glades and varied pitches, and the compact base keeps logistics simple.
—Caroline Tell, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s quite a leap of faith, given that Mayor Jerry is willing to blow up the beavers’ dam — the ecological fulcrum of the glade — and has installed tall metal trees with speakers that emit an intolerable noise only animals can hear.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
But in the present day, with the glade abandoned, the only hope for construction to stop is for Mabel to find a beaver — a keystone species — that can once again make the area inhabitable.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
The terrain favors glades and varied pitches, and the compact base keeps logistics simple.
—Caroline Tell, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glade
Noun
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The lush meadows that result make excellent hiding places for small invertebrate animals.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Unhoused people eventually returned, drawn by its central location, the privacy of the meadows and the prospect of mutual protection.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Spurred by drought, what was once grassland is remaking itself into a shrub desert.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, the Morrill Fire and the Cottonwood Fire burned a significant amount of Nebraska grassland and ranchland.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Quercus in Gay, Georgia, was awarded Best New Hotel Design 2026 by Tablet Hotels, praised for its distinctive blend of regenerative farming and 3,800 acres of forest and pasture.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Cavaliere is patient, though, and determined to repopulate his pastures when the grass is ready again.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Designed by the renowned Tom Doak, the course draws inspiration from the classic heathland and links courses of London and the English coast, blending golden fescues, firm turf, and low-profile shaping to deliver golf that’s understated yet deeply compelling.—
Jeff Goudy,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Near his home in Kent there were two prominent ridges, the North and South Downs; between them lay an expanse of woodlands and heathlands known as the Weald.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Burnett described a world that felt ancient and almost fabled—wide, grey Yorkshire moors that stretched endlessly under heavy skies, so different from my own mountains and yet somehow carrying the same wildness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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Chaney’s is the only other singing voice to appear in the film, performing the soul-stirring melody as Cathy (Margot Robbie) crosses the moors to wed her future husband, Edgar (Shazad Latif), all while pining for her best friend and true love, Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi).—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Plus, its scent evokes the heralding of springtime, with a fresh aroma of light rain on a grassy lea.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Women make up 13% of the Sierra Leone parliament, 13% of the cabinet, and 19% of local government lea, according to Massaquoi.—
Faustine Ngila,
Quartz,
1 Feb. 2023
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Norman Vigil runs 25 black Angus on Ghost Ranch pastureland.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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The alpine pastureland is home to herds of goats and cows and small families of shepherds who have worked the land for lifetimes.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Glade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glade. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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