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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 meadows
From rugged descents through pine forests to flowy singletrack that rolls through meadows, there’s a trail for every ability.
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Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
The property offers several lodging options, from idyllic cottages overlooking wildflower meadows to safari-style glamping tents to a clubhouse complete with an outdoor kitchen and firepit.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
In the distance, cows grazed on rolling meadows.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
Teeming with life, the preserve lets hikers admire vast meadows and tall oak trees, a pond with water fowl and even cows munching on grass alongside the roughly 3-mile loop trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
The area, home to green meadows and grazing cows, has been a global watch manufacturing hub since the 17th century.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The 11-mile one-way loop leads you through a valley speckled with historic buildings, trailheads, scenic picnic spots, and grassy meadows that offer wildlife sightings right outside the car window.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
The property sits in a high valley of the Nagelfluhkette Nature Park (quite close to the Austrian border) and is hugged by meadows and forests.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Now the wetlands, woods, wildflower meadows and river views, which are managed and protected by River Fields conservancy, are open for the public to enjoy from dawn to dusk.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
The property offers several lodging options, from idyllic cottages overlooking wildflower meadows to safari-style glamping tents to a clubhouse complete with an outdoor kitchen and firepit.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
In the distance, cows grazed on rolling meadows.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
Teeming with life, the preserve lets hikers admire vast meadows and tall oak trees, a pond with water fowl and even cows munching on grass alongside the roughly 3-mile loop trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
The area, home to green meadows and grazing cows, has been a global watch manufacturing hub since the 17th century.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The 11-mile one-way loop leads you through a valley speckled with historic buildings, trailheads, scenic picnic spots, and grassy meadows that offer wildlife sightings right outside the car window.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
The property sits in a high valley of the Nagelfluhkette Nature Park (quite close to the Austrian border) and is hugged by meadows and forests.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Now the wetlands, woods, wildflower meadows and river views, which are managed and protected by River Fields conservancy, are open for the public to enjoy from dawn to dusk.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadows
Noun
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For warm-season grasses, the final lawn length should be 2 to 4 inches, depending on the grass variety.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
29 Dec. 2025
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Unlike warm-season grasses, cool-season grass seed is commonly used for overseeding and starting a new lawn.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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World’s first 20 MW turbine The world’s first 20 MW turbine, developed and built in China, boasts of three blades that are 482 feet (147 m) long and sweep an area of 10 football fields.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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That was obvious in Palm Beach County when county commissioners were poised last month to rubber stamp a data center complex roughly the size of 150 football fields.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Generations of children grew up on these grounds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Believe it or not, poor hygiene can be grounds for removal from a flight.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The moon's near side is familiar to us through the pattern of the 'Man in the Moon' that is made from the dark shapes of the lunar maria, which are vast volcanic plains.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Snow on the plains is forecast to begin falling Friday and will wrap up sometime during the day Saturday.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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Upon our arrival to Wilderness Vumbura Plains, our guide, Kabo, skillfully navigates the Jeep between sandy hills and flooded grasslands, occasionally swerving to avoid tree trunks chewed down to their stumps by elephants.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Specifically, as the environment became drier and cooler, forests and woodlands began giving way to more open grasslands in many regions.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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From the late nineteenth century to the nineteen-fifties, the island functioned, in effect, as a company state where, as Pitts observes, the sheep got better treatment than the people, with the pastures as well watered as a golf course.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Boise State’s program saw plenty of portal action, with 17 players from the 2025 roster opting to head for new pastures, including star safety Ty Benefield, who committed to LSU, and backup quarterback Kaleb Annett, who landed at UCF.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In all plots, black circles represent the mean value of each environmental variables at each site, and the lines the SD.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Some films linger in our minds because of their sharp plots, quotable one-liners and unforgettable characters.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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More is at stake than preserving the singular beauty of the sawgrass prairies of Everglades National Park or cypress swamps of the Big Cypress National Preserve.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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There were no forests or prairies—land was largely dominated by slimy microbial mats.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Meadows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadows. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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