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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
And Texas islands, with their shallow bays and seagrass meadows, are home to extensive wildlife.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
When choosing a color palette, consider tones found in a meadow or a wildflower garden—plumy pinks, sage, cream, and pastel or ochre yellows.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
The wildflower meadow covers four acres in a picturesque array of plants, providing a haven for wildlife.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
Infused with nourishing tsubaki meadow oil, texturizing pink salt, and a plant blend of kale, carrot, and lemon extracts that, together, strengthen and add moisture, this featherlight formula hydrates, de-frizzes, and disappears upon contact—though the results stick around for hours.
—Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
When choosing a color palette, consider tones found in a meadow or a wildflower garden—plumy pinks, sage, cream, and pastel or ochre yellows.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
The wildflower meadow covers four acres in a picturesque array of plants, providing a haven for wildlife.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
Infused with nourishing tsubaki meadow oil, texturizing pink salt, and a plant blend of kale, carrot, and lemon extracts that, together, strengthen and add moisture, this featherlight formula hydrates, de-frizzes, and disappears upon contact—though the results stick around for hours.
—Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadow
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An appropriately tropical vibe fills this 530-room property sprawling across 32 acres of blooms, tropical grass, stone cranes, and deities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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The photo shows the patch of grass under a tree, with a conch shell lying on it, which appears to serve as the grave’s only marker.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Bruins shot a dominant 58% from the field, well outdoing the solid 43% for the Trojans.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Inside a conference hall roughly the size of a football field sat hundreds of people—ambassadors, politicians, and scholars.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The reservation’s millions of acres cover and border terrain from rivers and grasslands to high alpine systems, including the largest contiguous glacial complex in the lower 48.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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According to a 2020 Department of Agriculture document that discusses oil and gas development of the grasslands where the trail is located, drill pads are expected to involve four to seven acres of initial disturbance, which would be reduced to an acre or less as the site is maintained.—
Alex Heard,
Outside,
4 Mar. 2026
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Trails range from short 3-mile walks to 40-plus-mile backcountry treks, climbing from 5,000 to 13,000 feet of elevation, with forest paths, stone steps, and thach (alpine pasture) camps.—
Alexandra Gillespie,
Outside,
6 Mar. 2026
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Then, the pastures plateaued into farmland, with only a tractor or lone farmer breaking the flatness of the setting.—
Vic O'Sullivan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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Part of that plot involved working through an individual whom the Iranians believed was a member of the notorious Mexican drug-trafficking gang Los Zetas.—
Colin P. Clarke,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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In the pit was a tape on which the boys chronicled their plot.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Passengers swapped T-shirts with sweaters as the train gathered speed, and the plains around Bologna flitted by the window.—
Vic O'Sullivan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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The lunar sea Mare Crisium (the Sea of Crisis) is just visible as a dark circular feature at the top of the sunlit lunar disk, where lava flooded a network of impact craters over a billion years ago, before hardening into a vast basaltic plain.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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For much of the last century, bison were absent from this yawning expanse of mountain and prairie in central Wyoming.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Once established, queen of the prairie produces masses of fragrant, pale pink flower heads throughout the summer, along with bright green, finely cut foliage that's resistant to hungry deer.—
Lynn McAlpine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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State and local officials broke ground on a new mental health campus in Norwalk with over 150 beds at the Metropolitan State Hospital.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The second method is installing below-ground bait systems every 10 to 20 feet around a building; the stations are monitored regularly for activity.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadow. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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