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heathland

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Definition of heathland

as in grassland

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Recent Examples of heathland The new species has been found throughout the Simien Mountains in habitats from forests to heathlands, or sandy regions with shrubs and short trees, according to the study. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025 Instead of relying on sheer distance, the course tests precision, creativity, and course management—hallmarks of the great heathland layouts that inspired it. — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 Near his home in Kent there were two prominent ridges, the North and South Downs; between them lay an expanse of woodlands and heathlands known as the Weald. — Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 The design of the New Course was inspired by classical heathland style. — Carrie Coolidge, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for heathland

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Filmed on the Mongolian grasslands, the film portrays the chaos of the early days of the Covid pandemic.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
The varied vegetation captured in this false-color image includes grassland, savannas and mopane trees, which appear bright red.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of grassland

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These days, Bragg lives with Margaret nearby, in a red-cedar cabin on forty acres of pastureland grazed upon by two miniature donkeys.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
When Karen and Ron Pyle bought their house in Keller’s Adalina at Bloomfield neighborhood in 2008, their property backed up to pastureland.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of pastureland

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His grandfather was English, and much of the shoot involved being at a different moor or castle with wild horses galloping around every other week, Nordrum says.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Windswept hair, a scarf draped over one shoulder, a Fair Isle knit made for the moors of Scotland.

— Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

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Aussie Mick Fogarty and Sascha Hansen from Denmark are the creators of Mick’s Place Rote, three delightful beachfront bungalows with private courtyards in a glade of coconut trees.

— Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
The mysterious glade is actually likely a piece of land that broke off from the reservoir’s shoreline as a result of record-high water levels this year.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

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