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or ley
1
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
across the lea rolls a lonely wagon
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Recent Examples of lea
Plus, its scent evokes the heralding of springtime, with a fresh aroma of light rain on a grassy lea.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Women make up 13% of the Sierra Leone parliament, 13% of the cabinet, and 19% of local government lea, according to Massaquoi.
—Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2023
That score came after Ohio State extended its lea to 38 points on a 32-yard touchdown catch by Emeka Egbuka earlier in the fourth quarter.
—Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022
Named for the city’s pre-1925 moniker, the lea was spared from possible development in 2003 by local conservation group Siskiyou Land Trust.
—Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2019
The most obvious first step would be to see if there actually is a lea threshold that varies between cells.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2012
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Women make up 13% of the Sierra Leone parliament, 13% of the cabinet, and 19% of local government lea, according to Massaquoi.
—Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2023
That score came after Ohio State extended its lea to 38 points on a 32-yard touchdown catch by Emeka Egbuka earlier in the fourth quarter.
—Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022
Named for the city’s pre-1925 moniker, the lea was spared from possible development in 2003 by local conservation group Siskiyou Land Trust.
—Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2019
The most obvious first step would be to see if there actually is a lea threshold that varies between cells.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lea
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And in turn, the 867-foot monolith protruding from the surrounding Wyoming prairie like the stump of the world’s largest tree became a big draw for tourists.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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The annual Belwin Bison Festival celebrates the release of the NorthStar Bison herd back onto the prairies at Belwin Conservancy.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2026
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Through 2022, Smith built a 10,000-square-foot facility in the horse pasture behind his house and hired a head of operations away from Amazon to build out the company’s infrastructure.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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But the idea that the pope would appear spoke to the overall image of Colbert’s Late Show as a thoughtful, more philosophical hour of comedy from its competitors—an ethos that will be hard to replace, now that CBS is putting him out to pasture.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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Tahir Turan Eroglu captured another gorgeous view of the young moon and Venus, as earthshine reveals the dark silhouettes of lunar seas scarring the lunar surface, where lava flows had solidified billions of years ago to form sweeping basaltic plains.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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The resources, plains and mountains of present-day Colorado provided food, shelter and a way of life for Indians throughout the region.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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State and county authorities took possession of dozens of bison from a private ranch in northwestern Colorado on Saturday and expect to charge the owner with multiple counts of cruelty to animals.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The images focus on ranch workers who actually still work, some on precision, horse-riding teams that continue to perform in rodeos that stick around year after year.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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The journey includes Polaris service from Los Angeles to Tokyo and access to Mongolia’s steppe, festivals, and luxury ger camps.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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These descendants of Kazakh nomadic herders, who once moved freely across the steppe with their animals, now speak of staying put as a mark of strength rather than constraint.—
Magdalena Stawkowski,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To visualize the spill, 7,000 gallons of water spilled over a 100-yard football field would mean the entire surface would be covered by a little less than a quarter of an inch of liquid, according to Whelton.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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In addition to ordering Gonzalez to stay at least 100 yards away from Avery and their 7-year-old daughter, Lavender, the judge barred her from talking about the case on social media.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Some date back more than 6,000 years, and the scale of the site — stone circles scattered across open grassland — offers a rare, immediate connection to Ireland’s ancient past.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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Guests get early access on both days from 9am (an hour earlier than the general public) to the Heart of Africa zone – a sprawling 22-acre habitat designed to mimic African grasslands.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
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There, Patagonia stretches out into wide skies, windswept pampas, turquoise lakes, and towering ice fields.—
Eric Sheets,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Dec. 2025
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The earthy palette of browns, pampa greens, and guanaco beiges further enhances the collection’s life-in-the-great-outdoors vibe, only occasionally countered with pops of vivid blue and black.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Lea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lea. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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