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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
Integrate, Don’t Segregate Nature thrives on diversity, with various species and sizes coexisting in meadows and forests.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2026
In the Caribbean, seagrass meadows give small corals a safe and food-rich home.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Dogs run freely in the green meadows and forests, where the smell of cooking fires lingers in the air and cottonwood seeds blanket dirt roads crisscrossing the site.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Deep meadows lush with vibrant prairie bluebells, gushing water, and resplendent valleys snuggled between giant, slate grey walls top off this classic adventure.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
About two hours away, Hotel Nesslerhof, in Hohe Tauern National Park, offers more than 400 kilometers of hiking and biking trails through alpine meadows, lakes and traditional mountain huts.
—Ramona Saviss, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The forests shelter grouse and wild turkeys as well as a multitude of mule deer, and the meadows are dotted with ponds in the spring and wildflowers during the summer.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Gravetye’s grounds, which include terraces, meadows, woods, and a pond, are gorgeous, as are its interiors.
—Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
Wildflower hot spots are found all over Georgia in diverse habitats — pine and hardwood forests, meadows, wetlands, stream banks, mountain ridges and coves, granite outcrops and others.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2026
In the Caribbean, seagrass meadows give small corals a safe and food-rich home.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Dogs run freely in the green meadows and forests, where the smell of cooking fires lingers in the air and cottonwood seeds blanket dirt roads crisscrossing the site.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Deep meadows lush with vibrant prairie bluebells, gushing water, and resplendent valleys snuggled between giant, slate grey walls top off this classic adventure.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
About two hours away, Hotel Nesslerhof, in Hohe Tauern National Park, offers more than 400 kilometers of hiking and biking trails through alpine meadows, lakes and traditional mountain huts.
—Ramona Saviss, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The forests shelter grouse and wild turkeys as well as a multitude of mule deer, and the meadows are dotted with ponds in the spring and wildflowers during the summer.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Gravetye’s grounds, which include terraces, meadows, woods, and a pond, are gorgeous, as are its interiors.
—Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
Wildflower hot spots are found all over Georgia in diverse habitats — pine and hardwood forests, meadows, wetlands, stream banks, mountain ridges and coves, granite outcrops and others.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadows
Noun
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Alternatives And Additional Tips While spring is the best time to plant warm-season grasses, consider fall as an alternative for cool-season grass species.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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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
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Lawns opened onto larger fields for recreation and neighborhood events.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The new subdivision would be on the east side of Jefferson Lane on part of a 13-acre tract that’s a mix of open fields and woods.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The parade is part of a three-day New Year celebration set in the Lanexang Village, a Laotian neighborhood near New Iberia with hundreds of families near the Buddhist temple grounds of Wat Thammarattanaram.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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The parade is part of a three-day New Year celebration set in the Lanxang Village, a Laotian neighborhood near New Iberia with hundreds of families, and near the Buddhist temple grounds of Wat Thammarattanaram.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The dry plains of Colorado have enough challenges for farmers this year, but the rising cost of fertilizer is adding to a difficult situation.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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First, find Copernicus shining brightly 10 degrees above the lunar equator, brightening the dark basaltic plains on the western lunar surface, and Tycho, which dominates the southern hemisphere of Earth's natural satellite around the full moon phase.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Instead of the cold, dry grasslands scientists assumed dominated the region, these fossils point toward something warmer, wetter and far more forested.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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Manchester State Park features a beach, sand dunes and flat grasslands, with nearly 18,000 feet of ocean frontage, according to the park’s website.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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There, in a typical year, a foot (30 centimeters) or more of snow will linger on his pastures until springtime, helping the grass to green up and stock water ponds to refill.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cavaliere is patient, though, and determined to repopulate his pastures when the grass is ready again.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Multiple plots to oust Moïse The text messages point to multiple plans targeting Moïse before he was finally killed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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This means the plots focus on the action, of which there is plenty.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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Lake County continues to make up for past injustices to the Native Americans who once roamed the area’s prairies and woodlands.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The medium-size canines, weighing anywhere from 20 to 40 pounds, moved in to fill the ecological gaps, pushing their turf beyond prairies and deserts to include forests and, eventually, urban areas.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Meadows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadows. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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