glades

plural of glade

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of glades Pygmy rattlesnakes are found near water and sometimes in rocky uplands, pine woods and glades, according to the TWRA. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025 The renowned adventure travel outfitter Eleven runs two exclusive lodges in the former mining town of Crested Butte (Scarp Ridge Lodge and Sopris House) and offers such adventures as fat-tire biking on groomed trails and snowshoeing through aspen glades. Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, one professional hunter leads the charge to undermine the competition, questioning what hides beneath the python mania gripping the ‘glades. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025 As of the end of February, the mountain was 100% with open with all 99 trails and each of the 670 acres meaning all the glades are open too. Roger Sands, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 Backcountry skiers, who had flocked to Bolton for the beloved glades that surround it, learned in 2011 that the heart of the backcountry trail network was going to be sold. David Goodman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 Revelstoke has an abundance of ridge traverses, wide-open bowls, glades, and hidden powder stashes known only by the locals and those daring enough to duck in. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025 The Woods are a portion of the larger Harrison County Glades Conservation Area, which spans more than 5,300 acres of forests, glades, caves and streams. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024 There are 81 trails, slopes and glades at Jay Peak, according to its website. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glades
Noun
  • In the distance, cows grazed on rolling meadows.
    Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Then drive 10 minutes down the road to Burger Hill for a short, half-mile hike through picture-perfect meadows, with rewarding views of the Catskills and surrounding farmland.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just off Helen Highway, the coffee shop opens onto rolling pastures dotted with grazing cows and sweeping views of Yonah Mountain.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Barns and fenced pastures, along with several greenhouses, hoop houses, and other agrarian outbuildings, make up the property’s farming facilities.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rocking Star Adventures has four different tours that soar over the glaciers, mountains, and grasslands that form the park.
    Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Despite their incredibly unique look, quaggas were once very common across various grasslands in South Africa.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To find the killer, Sherlock Holmes and Watson will have to brave desolate moors before a family curse dooms the newest heirs.
    Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Put her out on the windswept moors!
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There arc few, if any, clearings, old apple trees, and old stone walls.
    Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Brian Hie, who leads the Arc Institute lab, reflected on the moment the plates revealed clearings where bacteria had died.
    Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

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