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 ranch’s natural setting includes a 10-acre meadow, a half-acre private pond, and more than a quarter-mile of frontage on the 17-acre Lake West. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026 Still others turn their front yards into meadows of wildflowers (though some homeowners’ associations forbid that). — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026 Review There are sprawling meadows made for picnicking, walking trails that snake through dense forests, and a picturesque lake. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 As photovoltaic arrays replace open meadows and farmland, avian populations are taking a direct hit. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meadow

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More specifically, Lili remembered going to a nearby park with the Pollak boy and getting in trouble for walking on the grass.

— David Pollak, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Earlier this month, a fan tagged Vinod in an X post hoping the new owner would put natural grass down at Lumen Field.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of grass

Noun

Min Woo Lee leads the field at the 2026 Tour Championship after one round of play, with a score of -8.

— Data Skrive, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
The National Federation of Motion Pictures and Contents Associations, Thailand’s Oscar selection body, chose the film from 51 eligible titles after narrowing the field to eight.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of field

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The urban-wildland interface — where human development intermingles with wild places such as scrublands, grasslands and forests — is the fastest-growing land-use type in the United States.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Swim, canoe, geocache, and bird-watch among Bastrop State Park’s mosaic of pines, oaks, shrubs, and grasslands, which are punctuated by a carpet of bluebonnets each spring.

— Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of grassland

Noun

The model credits pasture for taking up carbon but does not count the carbon carried away in wool and livestock as leaving the system.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
The cattle shortage has been worsened by drought and the resulting pressure on pasture and feed costs.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of pasture

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He is accused of orchestrating the plot to fly hijacked passenger jetliners into the World Trade Center in New York City and into the Pentagon.

— Steve Gorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Part of the deal hinges on a future road connection that could make use of the plot immediately behind the house.

— Noah Daly August 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of plot

Noun

The show features the prairie and gardens of the museum and growers of historic varieties of produce.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
In place of herds of bison thundering across the prairie, there were piles of bones a story high and as much as a hundred feet long.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of prairie

Noun

The movie, featured in the Venice Spotlight section of the fest, looks to break new ground.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
In this context, Lord’s has more than done its bit — no English ground has seen more swing movement or more seam movement post-pandemic.

— Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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