greensward

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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 What better way to achieve a comfy outdoor living space than to carpet the yard in a nice greensward. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greensward
Noun
  • Just 15 minutes from downtown Manama in Riffa, the doors to the Rashid Equestrian Club open up to unveil a circuit of perfect emerald grass, surrounded by desert.
    Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Griffin Conine is trading the outfield grass for the infield dirt.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • People spilled over the lawn and down the sidewalk on both sides of the house and later filed in to give hugs and condolences.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • This makes sweet bay magnolia a good selection for rain gardens and pond edges, along with more traditional planting sites in borders and lawns.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This was the right choice—the drama of the sandy shore, contrasted by the vivid blue-green of the sea, is too harmonious a pairing to imagine interrupting.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Deep green, clay, gold, browns, black, blues, charcoal, red and purple.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026

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“Greensward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greensward. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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