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greensward

noun

Definition of greensward

as in grass

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Recent Examples of greensward Gwynns Falls and Leakin parks (there’s a seamless connection between these two greenswards) stymied the highway builders 50-plus years ago. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024 The usually pristine greensward at Fenway has patches of sod throughout the outfield, particularly in right field, after the recent Pink and Fall Out Boy concerts. — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023 Former presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson had lawns, but these were not perfect greenswards. — Ted Steinberg, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023 Soloviev has noted that a lot of discussions happened with community residents before the plan was put forward, and that greensward at the center of the development was a decent gesture. — Curbed, 10 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for greensward

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Someone had to volunteer to cycle to the nearest village and cadge a replacement, fifteen kilometres each way, some of it on a narrow lane through tall hacks of dense grass.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Later in the day, on the other hand, the artificial grass was hardly visible under the beach towels, and there were parents with squabbling children doing cannonballs into the pool.

— Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of grass

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Oppenheimer initiates The Toro Company as outperform Oppenheimer said shares of the lawn maintenance company are compelling.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Instead of lush lawns, the grounds feature ecoponds cleaned naturally with a lining of kaolin clay.

— Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of lawn

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The mac and cheese brings a creamy texture, the collard greens cut through some of the richness from the cheeses, and the cornbread provides a little crunch and sweetness in each bite.

— Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
This is just one of many parts of the course that were absolutely torn up, including an area just off the 1st green where a couple of thousand runners turned areas into mud pits.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

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