grasses

plural of grass

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grasses In late fall and winter, mowing warm-season grasses often focuses on weed control rather than grass cutting. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grasses
Noun
  • Landscaping crews zipped along cemetery roads around in carts as sprinklers shot water across green lawns.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Aerate cool-season lawns in fall when temperatures drop and there are fewer weed seeds.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fall and winter puffer jackets of yore typically came in a range of predictable colorways, spanning from the pitch-black to the off-white, with the occasional pastel pink, burgundy, or deep green sprinkled here and there.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The deep blue lakes look like the waters around Caribbean islands, with rich blues and greens that are only outshined by the incredible rock formations around it.
    Megan duBois, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Grasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grasses. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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