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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
The best places to forage are your own untreated yard, an organic garden or a rural meadow.
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Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Your own untreated yard, organic gardens and rural meadows are the sweet spots.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The best places to forage are your own untreated yard, organic gardens and rural meadows.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Petra appreciated the place too, running carefree around the meadow with the goats.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Your own untreated yard, organic gardens and rural meadows are the sweet spots.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The best places to forage are your own untreated yard, organic gardens and rural meadows.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Petra appreciated the place too, running carefree around the meadow with the goats.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadow
Noun
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The intense heat under the plastic not only kills grass and weeds but also cooks their root systems and seeds, providing a fresh slate for meadow plants.—
Ann Hinga Klein,
Martha Stewart,
28 Apr. 2026
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And, of course, there's no way artificial turf can replace the smell and feel of real grass.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With a pour of salsa roja, tart and hot (but not overly so), or a more judicious application of the punishingly spicy salsa verde, the bean and cheese transforms into a kinetic flavor field of curves and spikes.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Beran dumped a double onto the foul line in left field with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Geneva (19-3, 8-2) the lead for good.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Wildfires that occurred in grasslands, such as the southeastern Colorado Cherry Canyon Fire in 2020, by contrast, seemed to barely register with visitors.—
Kyle Manley,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
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The North American wildflowers still grow on prairies and grasslands, nourishing butterflies and bees with nectar-rich flowers that bloom from the top down.—
Jamie McIntosh,
The Spruce,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Different microclimates from mountain pastures to valley farms influence the milk’s characteristics.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Most people would also like to believe that the open pastures and contented animals in food marketing reflect some version of reality.—
Jesse Plunkett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The plot twist is that now, getting published and staying published is actually the hard part.—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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The terrain is mountainous, a mix of desert and semidesert plains.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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The terrain is mountainous, a mix of desert and semi-desert plains.—
Ope Adetayo,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The North American prairie is an ecological marvel, home to some of the nation’s most iconic creatures — bison, elk, wolves, pronghorn, prairie dogs and bald eagles.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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The North American wildflowers still grow on prairies and grasslands, nourishing butterflies and bees with nectar-rich flowers that bloom from the top down.—
Jamie McIntosh,
The Spruce,
5 May 2026
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Construction in the Arizona desert damaged an enormous Indigenous ground etching resembling a fish that is thought to be at least 1,000 years old.—
Jake Spring,
Washington Post,
1 May 2026
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Outside posts have a cleaner path early but can lose ground on turns since wider turns require horses to cover more distance.—
Neil Greenberg,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadow. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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