lawns

plural of lawn
as in grasses
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 lawns Although beautiful, drought-tolerant, native options are available, the vast lawns are made up of non-native grasses. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 More than 100 houses on the block deck out their front lawns with Halloween decor and invite visitors to pick up their annual candy haul. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The creepy creatures lurking on front lawns this Halloween season might just owe their frightful flair to a Charlotte resident. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026 Berkley police say antisemitic flyers were placed on lawns and sidewalks between 11 Mile and 12 Mile roads and Coolidge and Woodward Avenue. — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Central Florida has been overtaken by frightening fiends and ghoulish gatherings on front lawns of suburban homes as Halloween fast approaches. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The neighbors, who had till then lived in a conventional suburban setting — two-story colonials, wide lawns — were appalled. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026 Reservoirs have already fallen perilously low -- with one lake so dry this year that a small town nearby let its Little League field go dry and temporarily forbade residents from washing cars or watering lawns. — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 The neighborhood itself, full of wide, browning lawns and empty lots, is called the Boneyard. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Most gardens naturally have crevices that many plants will gladly make home like; Sedum, succulents, various grasses (like Emerald' zoysia grass here), creeping thyme, Rupturwort, New Zealand Brass Buttons, and various mosses.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
  • Ornamental grasses add texture and movement Muhly grass and fountain grass bring a different kind of beauty to summer landscapes.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Much closer, and visible from Ulum's patio and grounds, is the Looking Glass Arch (just a five-minute walk).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
  • But an extreme marine heat wave and a strong El Niño have pushed Southern California water temperatures closer to those of the turtles’ typical nesting grounds.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Lawns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawns. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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