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Recent Examples of grass
Bright red toadstools, funky jelly fungus, and rounded puffball mushrooms in lawn grass may look alarming.
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 June 2026
When populations become large enough, patches of grass may turn brown, thin out or pull up easily from the soil.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
Crews with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service responded to a First Alarm grass fire near NW 137 Ave.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe defeated Williams and her partner Karolina Muchova 6-4, 6-4 to end Williams’ involvement in the WTA 500 grass-court tournament at the first stage.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 June 2026
When populations become large enough, patches of grass may turn brown, thin out or pull up easily from the soil.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
Crews with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service responded to a First Alarm grass fire near NW 137 Ave.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe defeated Williams and her partner Karolina Muchova 6-4, 6-4 to end Williams’ involvement in the WTA 500 grass-court tournament at the first stage.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grass
Noun
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But on the White House lawn, the band played on.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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Homeowners are cashing in by turning their lawns into prime parking real estate.—
Tammy Mutasa,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The National Park Service previously told USA TODAY the color would improve the reflection qualities of the pool over the prior gray concrete, which had collected algae and turned a slimy green.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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During courtroom breaks, the long line for the women’s room was a stark visual of the way this flood has ripped apart accusers and defenders of Camp Mystic—grieving mothers in lavender avoiding eye contact with willfully cheerful women in a green that now felt cloying, bordering on cruel.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Being alive in a coastal paradise went a long way toward rewarding everyone present, and cameras provided a worldwide TV audience with spectacular views of the cliffs, the ocean and the greensward.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Feb. 2026
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This means that overseeing with a cool season grass, expect in the mildest winters, will be necessary to maintain a greensward throughout the winter months.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grass. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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