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heathlands

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plural of heathland

as in meadows

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Outside, the grounds include lawns, meadows, and a kitchen garden that supplies vegetables and cut flowers.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Its meadows of native grasses and wildflowers lure a variety of butterflies spring through fall.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of meadows

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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
For millennia, the Great Steppe, a vast landscape of grasslands, deserts, and rolling fields that covers much of Kazakhstan, was home to roaming Turkic tribes, known by the 15th century as the Kazakh Khanate.

— Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of grasslands

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While reporting on wolves attacking livestock in Northern California, I was stunned to learn some shepherds put donkeys in their pastures to ward off predators.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
These arid plains dotted with date palms were once full of natural lakes and lush pastures on which local inhabitants roamed and grazed their livestock.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of pastures

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Windswept hair, a scarf draped over one shoulder, a Fair Isle knit made for the moors of Scotland.

— Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Everything about this verdant, bucolic space is antithetical to the fog, fire, and wide-open, sprawling moors that have so far dominated the movie.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

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