glades

Definition of gladesnext
plural of glade

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of glades On the one hand, winter brings fresh powder, steep descents, and the chance to traverse beautiful glades. Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Jan. 2026 The mountain doesn’t let any of that powder go to waste, keeping a lax in-bounds policy that allows skiers of any and all levels to find their perfect glades. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026 Today, Vail is one of the country’s largest ski areas, with more than 5,300 acres and dozens of lifts that spread snow-chasers across front-side cruisers and glades, and to the kind of back-bowl skiing that people plan whole trips around. Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2025 Visitors can ski on open runs, glades, cliffs and chutes, with the longest runs and most vertical drop in the Midwest, a good challenge for experienced skiers. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025 The terrain offers a little of everything—long groomers, steep, off-piste glades, and even 20km of Nordic skiing if that’s more your speed. Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 17 Nov. 2025 The Deep Temerity area, serviced by a dedicated chairlift, holds a network of vertigo-inducing steeps, glades, and narrow chutes. Charles Curkin, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glades
Noun
  • This national park is an enchanting place with more than 275 miles of hiking trails that lead to waterfalls, lakes, and wildflower meadows.
    Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The empty meadows that stretch into the background of Steve’s drawing were part of Wanda’s wish-landscape; a place where the two of them might have escaped the suffocating homophobic culture the Church imposed.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Pack your jeans and boots for a private tour on horseback through the property’s pastures and along the Buffalo Fork River, complete with a Teton Range photo opp.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Some herbicides used on pastures to improve forage don't break down and can damage garden plants.
    Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The rolling grasslands and rocky beaches of Vandenberg Space Force Base, home to more than a dozen at-risk species, easily could pass for a peaceful nature preserve — but that’s an illusion.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In summer, look for grizzlies wandering among the grasslands of the park’s Hayden Valley.
    Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The film, based on Brontë’s 1847 book, is set on the windswept moors of West Yorkshire and tells the story of Catherine Earnshaw (Robbie) and her turbulent relationship with the dashing Heathcliff (Elordi).
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But in the sleek new Emerald Fennell spin, one of the first troubled incels ever put to paper is walking a lot taller over those moors.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Between February 2025 and last week, San Jose conducted more than 2,000 encampment clearings citywide, according to Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services spokesperson Amanda Rodriguez.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Data is also collected from the El Cajon Homeless Task Force, as well as from park staff as clearings are completed.
    Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Glades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glades. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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