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heathlands

noun

plural of heathland
as in meadows

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heathlands
  1. meadows
  2. grasslands
  3. pastures
  4. heaths
  5. moors
  6. glades
Noun
  • The Sea Ranch Lodge, a focal point of a Northern California getaway destination that blends minimalist design with the rocky shores and meadows of the Sonoma County coastline, might have a growth spurt in its future.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Though the kits stay close to their adoptive human parents, they’re eventually allowed to roam free during the day on the rescue’s rural 20-acre (8-hectare) property, a sprawling mix of meadows and thick forest spotted with ponds and a nearby river.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of meadows
Noun
  • More than 85% of the world’s wetlands are gone, according to researchers, and North America has already lost more than half its grasslands.
    — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Up to a million wild black-footed ferrets once bounded in the grasslands from Canada to Mexico, between Arizona and Kansas.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of grasslands
Noun
  • Mixed-use pastures known as dehesas were planted with crops and peppered with oak trees, which provided cork and firewood.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Groundhogs Groundhogs prefer to live near pastures, along the edges of woods, or under sheds or structures.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of pastures
Noun
  • Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of heaths
Noun
  • 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
  • As do the moors that stretch behind the parsonage.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Definition of moors
Noun
  • The terrain favors glades and varied pitches, and the compact base keeps logistics simple.
    — Caroline Tell, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
  • On the one hand, winter brings fresh powder, steep descents, and the chance to traverse beautiful glades.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of glades
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“Heathlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heathlands. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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