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
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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The transition from clay to grass has proven tough for most players, and the last woman to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season was Serena Williams a decade ago.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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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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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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High-end tour operators have followed suit as well, with itineraries offering the drama of the African plains—without the day and a half of travel required to get there.—
Jake Emen,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
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Among the new offerings? Open-World Racing: Drive across cities, plains, deserts and oceans in a seamless world with roads connecting different race courses for the first time in the series.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
6 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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Zooming in on the image, however, I was struck less by what Allen was up to—innocently snapping photos on the festival grounds—than what loomed behind her: an array of Native American-style tipis, forming a mini village just a stone’s throw away from the main stages.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
30 June 2025
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The rebranding was part of a larger project involving extensive renovations and expansions to the building and surrounding grounds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadow. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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