Thesaurus results for MEADOWS

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 In September, aspens begin turning gold in places such as the Bear Lake Road Corridor, while male elk bugle and gather harems in meadows around Moraine Park and nearby Estes Park. — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026 Lawns showed the least activity of soil organisms, with agricultural fields and meadows ranging in the middle. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 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

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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

September transforms open fields, roadsides and mountain meadows into bold, vivid landscapes of brilliant yellows, purples, reds, whites and other hues.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026
These rules exactly correspond to the monotone Boolean functions—a function type crucial in fields such as cryptography and voting theory.

— Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

The death came as the festival endured another year with weather woes, including rain on Friday that temporarily closed a main gate to festival grounds known as Black Rock City.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Attendees will no longer be permitted to bring coolers into the festival grounds.

— Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of grounds

Noun

Here, age-old traditions fuse with contemporary flavors, archaeological marvels meet modernist museums, rugged peaks are juxtaposed against verdant plains, and stretches of sandy shorelines lead to charming inland villages.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
The mission includes prairies, plains, and mountains, where helicopters need to fly over remote areas at any time of day.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of plains

Noun

Set in British Columbia’s Thompson Valley, the city is surrounded by rolling hills, rivers, and grasslands—a noticeable change from the coastal forests seen earlier in the day.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
Today, the 558,000-acre reserve works to rehabilitate forests, grasslands, streams, and former mining areas while restoring native wildlife.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 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

Other rules, such as removing shoes and the 3-1-1 liquids policy, were implemented in response to later, separate terrorist plots.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Food plots are great, agricultural crops are good too, but during the right window in mid-fall, nothing draws in deer like acorns.

— Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of plots

Noun

Radical Change Several decades ago, in the dry prairies of eastern Washington, Pamela Soltis and Douglas Soltis began tracking a polyploidy event.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
The mission includes prairies, plains, and mountains, where helicopters need to fly over remote areas at any time of day.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

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