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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
Interest has risen in wild, imperfect lawn alternatives, including tapestry lawns, made up of low-growing and colorful plants that require little or no mowing (up 16%), and no-mow meadows of native grasses (up 12%).
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 May 2025
On her own, SZA shined, carrying the bug aesthetic that characterized her latest project to the stage, singing in what appeared as her own mythical meadow come to life.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Backpacking: The Trinity Alps are a backpacking paradise, with near limitless opportunities to disperse-camp near a roaring waterfall or a grassy meadow.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
My wife was already halfway across the previously quiet meadow on her way to the parking lot a mile away.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 May 2025
On her own, SZA shined, carrying the bug aesthetic that characterized her latest project to the stage, singing in what appeared as her own mythical meadow come to life.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Backpacking: The Trinity Alps are a backpacking paradise, with near limitless opportunities to disperse-camp near a roaring waterfall or a grassy meadow.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
My wife was already halfway across the previously quiet meadow on her way to the parking lot a mile away.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadow
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To date, the Timbers have leased but not owned the Tualatin Hills district land that includes their current indoor training facility, which has been expanded twice since 2015 to its current 27,000 square feet and includes a grass field and synthetic turf.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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The fire is burning through grass, brush, and junipers.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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If gravity interacts with the Higgs field under these conditions, this interaction could change how gravity behaves.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
24 June 2025
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But a college degree is not necessary to earn a good salary in some fields.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Guests can also join hands-on conservation efforts—grassland restoration, snare-removal missions—to bring deeper meaning to their stay.—
Melanie van Zyl,
AFAR Media,
16 June 2025
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The latest advisories covered fire weather zones across the Kittitas Valley, central Washington, southern Oregon grasslands, and portions of Idaho.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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An original barn from 1908 is accompanied by a more modern 5,000-square-foot steel barn, along with pastures and a riding arena.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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Through the porthole, Junior watches the apple trees drop away into seamless white horse pasture, the top rung of the fence riding above the snow alongside the road, bobbing and snaking with an unevenness accentuated by the flatness of the snow, his father talking still.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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The family at the heart of the story run a tourism business allowing Cappadocia to feature in a way that naturally chimes with the narrative, but the connection between landscape and plot runs far deeper, series director Murat Saraçoğlu says.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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The number of politically motivated attacks and plots against government agents in just the past five years is three times higher than those in the previous 25 years combined, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The landscape, a combination of kopjes and plains, also make for stellar sunrises and sunsets.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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As the moon progresses through the different phases of the lunar calendar, the sun's light throws new impact sites, barren plains, and swathes of broken landscapes into relief as prime targets for amateur astronomers wielding binoculars and backyard telescopes.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
21 June 2025
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With the prairie getting plowed under and replaced almost completely by farmland, the prairie chicken lost its habitat, and is nearly extinct in Illinois.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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The researchers also analyzed tiny plant remains fossilizing in the cubs’ stomachs, revealing that the wolves lived in a dry, somewhat mild environment that could support diverse vegetation including prairie grasses, willows and shrub leaves.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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Koivisto was known to cycle to Liverpool’s Melwood training ground from her home in the city centre, a 10-mile round trip.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2025
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadow. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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