variants
or leys
1
as in plains
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
across the lea rolls a lonely wagon
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2
as in pastures
open land over which livestock may roam and feed
the cattle were free to range over the lea
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Noun
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There is a Red Flag Warning in place from 11am to 9pm Thursday for areas at the base of the Front Range Foothills, the entire Denver metro area and most of the eastern plains.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Further inland and to the south, Wolwedans Boulders Camp sits atop an island of granite and sandy plains found within a private nature reserve deep in the desert.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The 15-acre property includes a guesthouse, gym, studio, and lanai, plus a firepit, garden beds, and pastures.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
9 Mar. 2026
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Then, the pastures plateaued into farmland, with only a tractor or lone farmer breaking the flatness of the setting.—
Vic O'Sullivan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands of acres, including many former rice plantations, have been conserved in the area between Beaufort and Charleston, and marshes there stretch out like coastal prairies.—
Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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In spring, wildflowers bloom across the Oklahoma prairies, while summer showcases the striking desert landscapes of Arizona and New Mexico under big, blue skies.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Folktales are filled with people fighting to survive in forests, steppes, and deserts, and evading and outwitting the wild beasts that dwell within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Even today, its influence stretches from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the far reaches of low Earth orbit.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Leas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leas. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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