lawn

Definition of lawnnext
as in grass
an area of ground (such as the ground around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with short grass We had a picnic on the lawn in front of the monument. a neighborhood with well-kept lawns

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Recent Examples of lawn Instead of lush lawns, the grounds feature ecoponds cleaned naturally with a lining of kaolin clay. — Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 For the best experience, the museum suggests attendees watch from the north lawn, where Celebration at the Station takes place. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 Sow the bahia seeds and lightly rake them into the ground or cover with about a half inch of lawn soil. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 While some homeowners like to overseed warm-season lawns with a cool-season grass to keep the lawn green all winter, overseeding a permanent warm-season lawn with cool-season grasses may actually weaken it by delaying next spring’s early growth. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawn
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grass
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  • Someone had to volunteer to cycle to the nearest village and cadge a replacement, fifteen kilometres each way, some of it on a narrow lane through tall hacks of dense grass.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Later in the day, on the other hand, the artificial grass was hardly visible under the beach towels, and there were parents with squabbling children doing cannonballs into the pool.
    — Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Lawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawn. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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