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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White represents the frozen North, brown evokes the continents and plains of the South, green looks towards the West with its forest and jungles and blue symbolizes the Eastern horizon where the ocean and sky meet.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026 -
The border closure particularly affects cattle feedlots and ranchers who graze cattle in the southern plains.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Settle On In Camp Lucy, a beacon of luxury just beyond town, sits down a winding road surrounded by open pastures.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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At its heart is a magnificent wooden lodge—the second-largest west of the Mississippi—with a sprawling wraparound deck overlooking horse pastures and corrals.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As a native to prairies, meadows, and open woods, this garden favorite cannot tolerate having 'wet feet' and requires the optimal drainage sandy soil provides.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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Guitarist-banjoist Paul Lecours and singer-poet Karsyn Henderson formed Truck Violence after moving from the remote prairies of Alberta to the busy metropolis of Montreal as 17-year-olds.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
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Longer-running hiking trips take you everywhere from Western Greenland to the sea cliffs of the Faroe Islands, the steppes of Mongolia, or the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 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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“Leas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leas. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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