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a usually flat area of land that is covered with tall grass
The sanctuary contains several large meadows that are home to a variety of wildlife.
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Recent Examples of meadow
California’s snowpack is supposed to reach its peak April 1, so state surveyors held their final Sierra snow survey of the year in a meadow near Lake Tahoe.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
This year, Stanko has been watering her parched meadow earlier than ever in her 50 years of ranching.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
This short-and-sweet surname could be an Anglicized version of the Chinese Li or the English word for meadow.
—Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
The design also includes a large oculus in the floating meadow, which allows an elm tree at street level to grow through the slab, while reducing structural load.
—New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
This year, Stanko has been watering her parched meadow earlier than ever in her 50 years of ranching.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
This short-and-sweet surname could be an Anglicized version of the Chinese Li or the English word for meadow.
—Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
The design also includes a large oculus in the floating meadow, which allows an elm tree at street level to grow through the slab, while reducing structural load.
—New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadow
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The decor is chicly understated with classic, subtle Hawaiiana touches, like textured grass wall treatments, tropical patterns in neutral tones, and beautiful vintage woodblock prints (there’s also a fantastic collection of art and artifacts in the lobby that shouldn’t be missed).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Areas with tall grass, brush, woodpiles or debris can create ideal hiding spots, especially during the hotter months.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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There are a number of other guys that are leaders on the field that could have equally served in that opportunity.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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That’s because, self-admittedly after the game, Inter Miami’s team itself did not match the intensity of its new home on the field enough during a disappointing 2-2 draw against Austin.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Investigators are looking at the house as the potential source of the fire, which burned about 50 to 75 acres of grassland.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The grassland fire was burning with a rapid rate of spread and the potential to reach 200 acres, the agency said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The steers reside on a pasture in Davis, and one day the family hopes to have enough space to keep them at home.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 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
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Her ultimate goal is to one day get licensed to become an at-home rehabilitator and eventually open an animal sanctuary on a large plot of land.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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In a major bargaining plot twist, the Writers Guild of America became the first of the three above-the-line entertainment unions to finalize a tentative deal with the major studios and streamers on Saturday.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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The suit said the warehouse is in a flood plain, and that the sewage system couldn't keep up if 500 people are detained inside.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Gross said the astronauts will be able to see the Aristarchus Plateau, one of the youngest craters on the moon, as well as Grimaldi crater and the Oceano Procellarum, a lunar plain that might have been formed by an asteroid impact.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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When cities buy water rights from rural areas and let the fields go fallow, the land does not automatically return to the shortgrass prairie encountered by 19th-century homesteaders or the Native Americans before them.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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On July 2, A ranch foreman checking on sheep finds strange debris spread over a prairie near Roswell, New Mexico.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Harrison Bader and Patrick Bailey drew back-to-back walks to begin the sixth, then Willy Adames plated the Giants’ first run with a one-out ground-rule double.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Those who fly the small, lightweight aircraft of different stripes were restricted for nearly four years from accessing the airport by ground and taking off in their ultralights.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadow. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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