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 But Rodomsky-Bish recommends caution when buying this meadow mainstay. — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 Outside, the grounds include lawns, meadows, and a kitchen garden that supplies vegetables and cut flowers. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Its meadows of native grasses and wildflowers lure a variety of butterflies spring through fall. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Celebrate a job well done with coffee or tea on the meadow terrace, then head back to the city … or linger a bit longer by booking a room at a nearby bed and breakfast. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meadow

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Noun

The ball bounded high over Bauers and onto the grass in short right field.

— Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Months without significant rain have browned the grass and trees.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of grass

Noun

The crash, which occurred in a flat stretch surrounded by olive fields in between the towns of Urda and Los Yébenes, left carriages shredded into bits of metal and other material, scattering debris down a gravel slope.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Understanding these effects could help identify the physical limits of controlling electrons with rapidly oscillating light fields.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of field

Noun

Chiricahua is a combination of climates The new national park features varying environments, from a desert landscape and grasslands to deciduous forest and chaparral shrub land to coniferous forest habitats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
The park spans roughly 12,000 acres of grasslands, desert scrub, riparian, and pine woodlands, which means there is a huge variety of wildlife and habitat types to see and explore.

— Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of grassland

Noun

On the way across the bay, Melanie is attacked by a random seagull, setting up the sinister plot device.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Instead of forcing plot onto his amorously hapless characters, Shaw explores leitmotifs in a playful, contrapuntal fashion.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of plot

Noun

The area sits within the Lake Superior clay plain, where the surrounding soil is largely composed of clay, which can make the water murky and obscure objects beneath the surface.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The men rushed on to the plain, setting more trees ablaze and hurling rocks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of plain

Noun

In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
As with their neighbors to the south, residents of Canada’s western prairie and mountain provinces take pride in a pioneering spirit and rugged independence that have enabled them to prosper in often harsh terrain.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of prairie

Noun

Developed by Ukrainian technology company SkyFall, the drone is intended to reduce rescue times from hours to minutes, reaching hard-to-access combat zones that are currently served by unmanned ground vehicles.

— DEREK GATOPOULOS, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Democrats are gaining traction in red states and increasingly rebuilding a national brand shredded after the 2024 election, but there’s more ground to regain voters’ trust.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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