Thesaurus results for MEADOW

meadow

noun

Definition of meadow

as in grass

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 The approximately 18-acre property includes a patio, meadows, and shoreline. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 July 2026 Residents of the 400 communities on the route actively managed the land for over a thousand years, supporting the health of old-growth forests and flower-dense meadows. — Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 Elsewhere on the estate are an orchard, a kitchen garden, wildflower meadows, an aviary, an all-weather tennis court, and a swimming pool. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 July 2026 Davies recommends pairing milkweed with similarly vigorous meadow plants. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for meadow

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Noun

One student pushes a wheelbarrow across the Oakland Cemetery grass while others break up soil, rakes in hand.

— Nila Roper, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
At a park in the hills of central Pennsylvania, children in jerseys shout in a mix of English and Nepali, chasing a ball across the grass while their parents watch from the sidelines.

— Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026

Definition of grass

Noun

There is little water in play on the front nine as the course winds through native grasslands, requiring players to shape shots both ways to best navigate the doglegs and approach shots.

— Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Wetlands, forests, grasslands, rivers, and coastal ecosystems also face pressure from pollution, invasive species, and the overuse of natural resources.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of grassland

Noun

When his bees aren't busy pollinating crops, Bradshaw rents pastures from local farmers, particularly cattle ranchers, to host his hives while the bees rest and build up their food stores for winter.

— Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 25 July 2026
In Brazil, both the Amazon rainforest and the vast grassland known as the Cerrado have been rapidly transformed through clearing and logging operations into pastures and cropland.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of pasture

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The timing of the snow and ice melt, plus rainfalls, determines whether a plot of thawing permafrost is waterlogged — and whether carbon isn’t just turned into CO2, but also methane, a greenhouse gas four times as potent.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Future plots to imprison a critic of the MAGA movement might not be undermined by a loudmouth president who can’t help but give away the scheme.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of plot

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From the open-plan sitting room, communal dining room, library or terrace, there are views to catch of the Queen Elizabeth plains and Kazinga channel to the south, and the towering Rwenzori Mountains to the west.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Bayern operate on a different financial plain to even their nearest rivals and have won 13 of the last 14 league titles.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of plain

Noun

About 60,000 acres of the swamp are shallow, watery prairies covered with grass, sedges and other aquatic plants rooted in thick beds of peat.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Baking There aren’t any Trader Joe’s or Costco warehouses on the prairie, so every sweet treat needed to be made by hand.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2026

Definition of prairie

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Such is the fate that befalls Meta, whose shares fell as much as 10% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company missed earnings due to costs ballooning 55% (Meta’s stock later recovered some ground and was down 7%).

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
In 2012, China occupied Scarborough Shoal, a traditional Filipino fishing ground inside the Philippines’ EEZ, endangering the lives of Philippine personnel and fishermen in the process.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

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