heathlands

Definition of heathlandsnext
plural of heathland

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heathlands
Noun
  • From rugged descents through pine forests to flowy singletrack that rolls through meadows, there’s a trail for every ability.
    Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The property offers several lodging options, from idyllic cottages overlooking wildflower meadows to safari-style glamping tents to a clubhouse complete with an outdoor kitchen and firepit.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Upon our arrival to Wilderness Vumbura Plains, our guide, Kabo, skillfully navigates the Jeep between sandy hills and flooded grasslands, occasionally swerving to avoid tree trunks chewed down to their stumps by elephants.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Specifically, as the environment became drier and cooler, forests and woodlands began giving way to more open grasslands in many regions.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • From the late nineteenth century to the nineteen-fifties, the island functioned, in effect, as a company state where, as Pitts observes, the sheep got better treatment than the people, with the pastures as well watered as a golf course.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Boise State’s program saw plenty of portal action, with 17 players from the 2025 roster opting to head for new pastures, including star safety Ty Benefield, who committed to LSU, and backup quarterback Kaleb Annett, who landed at UCF.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Shorten is passionate about these woodlands, moors, and peaty bogs in a way that serves to heighten your own experience of being there.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Those howls in the moors are literature fans fighting over whether this reimagining of Emily Brontë’s 1847 gothic romance will be confoundingly misguided or bodice-rippingly good.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The mountain doesn’t let any of that powder go to waste, keeping a lax in-bounds policy that allows skiers of any and all levels to find their perfect glades.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Today, Vail is one of the country’s largest ski areas, with more than 5,300 acres and dozens of lifts that spread snow-chasers across front-side cruisers and glades, and to the kind of back-bowl skiing that people plan whole trips around.
    Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Heathlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heathlands. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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