heathlands

Definition of heathlandsnext
plural of heathland

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heathlands
Noun
  • This national park is an enchanting place with more than 275 miles of hiking trails that lead to waterfalls, lakes, and wildflower meadows.
    Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The empty meadows that stretch into the background of Steve’s drawing were part of Wanda’s wish-landscape; a place where the two of them might have escaped the suffocating homophobic culture the Church imposed.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The latter roam freely on the islands and are often spotted grazing in the grasslands or galloping over the dunes.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Kenya, which has extensive forests, grasslands and renewable energy resources, hopes to attract foreign investment while ensuring local communities’ benefit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The life and career of Jesse Jackson reflect that place still matters – even for people who have left that region for colder pastures.
    Gibbs Knotts, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Forget cows ambling in biodiverse pastures.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel already established a Gothic world in which the trauma is as loud as the wind on the moors, and Emerald Fennell’s adaptation excises major portions of the book to streamline that atmospheric darkness and ultimate tragedy.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In the book, the trope is introduced when Lockwood sleeps in Catherine’s childhood bed and is visited by her girl-ghost wandering the moors, demanding to be let in.
    Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • On the one hand, winter brings fresh powder, steep descents, and the chance to traverse beautiful glades.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Jan. 2026
  • 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
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“Heathlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heathlands. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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