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 Linda Cardellini offers up a killer breakdown to the roaring chorus of the lawn guy’s infernal leaf blower. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026 Signs protesting the data center pop up throughout the community, displayed on front lawns or nestled into rocky garden beds. Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026 Avoid walking on soil in beds, borders and the lawn. ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 Your lawn will not solve climate change on its own. Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawn
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grass
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  • Stahla encouraged those with lawns to hold off on watering their grass, noting that is will survive the dry conditions for a few more weeks.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In San Martin that day, a helicopter landed, unloading between 20 and 30 soldiers who entered a property and detained five people who had been sowing grass and tending to pastures, the complaint said.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Lawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawn. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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