grasses

plural of grass

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grasses For warm-season grasses, the final lawn length should be 2 to 4 inches depending on the type of grass. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025 Unlike warm-season grasses, cool-season grass seed is commonly used for overseeding and starting a new lawn. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 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
  • Several buyers have mentioned buying more than one color of these comfy pants, which are available in heather gray, black, heather navy, and heather green.
    Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Find mix-and-match patterns, sculptural light fixtures, and sleek furniture, whether that’s the look-at-me bar in green, or the slender modernist seats.
    Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Grasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grasses. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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