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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Sprinklers were twirling on little patches of lawn.
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Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
As the summer slips into fall and daylight hours shorten, many Michigan homeowners are giving their lawns and gardens a final push before winter.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Compost or mulch leaves into your lawn to return the leaves' nutrients back to your soil.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Binoculars swinging from their necks, the group heads across North West Street and traipses through the government campus toward the Statehouse whose southernmost lawns host more habitat for migrating birds.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
As the summer slips into fall and daylight hours shorten, many Michigan homeowners are giving their lawns and gardens a final push before winter.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Compost or mulch leaves into your lawn to return the leaves' nutrients back to your soil.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Binoculars swinging from their necks, the group heads across North West Street and traipses through the government campus toward the Statehouse whose southernmost lawns host more habitat for migrating birds.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawn
grass
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Create a layered Halloween display with hay bales, colorful pumpkins, tall ornamental grass, and a stunning fall wreath.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Proper timing ensures good seed germination and allows grass seedlings time to establish a healthy root system before the environmental stresses of summer or winter arrive.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Lawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawn. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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