meadows

noun

plural of meadow
as in grasses
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 meadows Lawns showed the least activity of soil organisms, with agricultural fields and meadows ranging in the middle. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 Across approximately 265,000 acres, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado has everything from forest and flowering meadows to breathtaking mountains and alpine lakes. — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 The best Airbnbs in the Dolomites are similarly varied, from remote huts tucked into wildflower meadows to working farms with their own cheese dairies and centuries-old homes surrounded by vineyards. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026 Visitors from all over come to this ever-changing Balkan trail to explore its towering limestone peaks, glacial lakes, rolling wildflower meadows and steamy cloud forests. — Gina Park, CNN Money, 25 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 There are meadows, wildflowers and grasses among the buildings. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadows
  1. grasses
  2. fields
  3. grounds
  4. plains
  5. grasslands
  6. pastures
  7. plots
  8. prairies
Noun
  • Most gardens naturally have crevices that many plants will gladly make home like; Sedum, succulents, various grasses (like Emerald' zoysia grass here), creeping thyme, Rupturwort, New Zealand Brass Buttons, and various mosses.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
  • Ornamental grasses add texture and movement Muhly grass and fountain grass bring a different kind of beauty to summer landscapes.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of grasses
Noun
  • Quantum mechanics means even the lowest-energy state retains unavoidable fluctuations in its fields.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The 100,000-square-foot facility, which cost more than $150 million, houses two full-sized basketball courts for the WNBA expansion team, and two full-sized soccer fields — one grass, one turf — for the three-time NWSL champion Thorns.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of fields
Noun
  • What to do nearby Taking an afternoon away from the resort grounds to explore what the surrounding area has to offer is a great way to enrich the all-inclusive experience.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Europe spent two years interdicting on sanctions grounds and found the tool blunt.
    — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • Tycho Crater is visible in the lower region of the lunar disk close to the shadow, while bright ejecta rays of reflective material brighten the darker lunar seas, where lava solidified to form basaltic plains billions of years ago.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Away from both sides of the road stretched rocky plains, dry and gray as parchment.
    — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of plains
Noun
  • 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 grasslands
Noun
  • The animals tear up crops, pastures, fences, roads and waterways, damage habitat used by native wildlife and can carry diseases capable of affecting livestock, wildlife and humans.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • As the hurricane approached, shelters were opened, events were canceled and ranchers were urged to leave their cattle in pastures rather than structures that might collapse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of pastures
Noun
  • German police believe a cache of firearms discovered in a Berlin forest last year was intended for use by Russian intelligence in assassination plots, German media reported.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The state’s capital, Lincoln, has particularly pretty outdoor spaces, including its 668-acre Pioneers Park Nature Center and Sunken Gardens, which features art installations and water features in addition to its flower plots.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of plots
Noun
  • Native to the shortgrass prairies of the Great Plains, it’s suited to poor, gravelly soils.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The route passes through diverse landscapes, including forests, prairies, lakes, and the Rocky Mountains, with stops in cities like Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, and Jasper.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of prairies

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“Meadows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadows. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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