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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
The Greenway Trail system crosses meadows, soars over bridges, ducks under roads, and meanders streamside with ample benches and picnic spots along the way.
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Bitaug’s waters are home to coral reefs, lush seagrass meadows, and thriving mangrove habitats.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The 4,000-acre park includes lowland areas, meadows, forests, eight miles of Lake Huron shoreline, a one-mile sandy beach and more.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Nestled among the rolling hills that rise up from meadows of the upper River Thames, the Cotswolds’ picture-postcard towns and villages have been popular with holidaymakers for centuries.
—Roisín Savage, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
In the series looking at Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps and the site of rapidly melting glaciers, flowery green meadows are superimposed onto snow.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
The buildings are beautiful and tranquil but fundamentally incongruous (modern architecture mixed with bits of decaying monasteries, gathered from meadows in Catalonia and France).
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
There are forests, bluffs, meadows, lakes and caves.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Resorts on the islands were known to smother their meadows with sprawling sheets of plastic laid across the ocean floor in order to offer visitors aquamarine waters with endless sandy bottoms.
—Sarah Stodola, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Bitaug’s waters are home to coral reefs, lush seagrass meadows, and thriving mangrove habitats.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The 4,000-acre park includes lowland areas, meadows, forests, eight miles of Lake Huron shoreline, a one-mile sandy beach and more.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Nestled among the rolling hills that rise up from meadows of the upper River Thames, the Cotswolds’ picture-postcard towns and villages have been popular with holidaymakers for centuries.
—Roisín Savage, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
In the series looking at Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps and the site of rapidly melting glaciers, flowery green meadows are superimposed onto snow.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
The buildings are beautiful and tranquil but fundamentally incongruous (modern architecture mixed with bits of decaying monasteries, gathered from meadows in Catalonia and France).
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
There are forests, bluffs, meadows, lakes and caves.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Resorts on the islands were known to smother their meadows with sprawling sheets of plastic laid across the ocean floor in order to offer visitors aquamarine waters with endless sandy bottoms.
—Sarah Stodola, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadows
Noun
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Some invasive ornamental grasses include pampas grass, Mexican feather grass, and fountaingrass.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Aug. 2025
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For the Sandhills, June is a prime time to see early blossoms, while August through September brings fields of sunflowers and asters.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sirianni mentioned how those created short fields for an offense.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Indigenous Tribes’ ancestral homelands and hunting grounds could be under threat of mining, clear cutting, or development without consultation because of this decision.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Detroit Lions explicitly ban ticket resales for a profit on Ford Field grounds, according to the team’s website.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The new, fully customizable itinerary showcases equally powerful landscapes, ranging from the sweeping dunes of Sossusvlei to the vast deserts of Damaraland to the rugged mountains and sprawling plains of Kaokoland.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
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This region, situated to the southeast of Lake Chapala, bordering the state of Michoacán, is characterized by fertile plains and rugged highlands.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The early-morning thunderstorms that rumbled across the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys Tuesday also produced nearly 10,000 dry lightning strikes, sparking wildfires from the Mother Lode to the grasslands of eastern Sacramento County.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gangly giraffes punctuated the grasslands like goofy exclamation points.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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Summer is the best time to test the soil of lawns consisting of cool-season grass and pastures.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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And history and storytelling are beasts of different pastures.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Back testing reveals large gaps between the dot-plots and reality.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nilson expanded his Plain City, Utah, development by negotiating with Weber County, which permitted him to construct more starter homes on smaller plots that would typically remain vacant.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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The exhibit will feature fossils from the museum’s collection that show how ancient sea creatures once thrived where today’s prairies and towns stand, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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The spiders prefer undisturbed lands to nest, so the vast prairies on the Comanche National Grassland make ideal habitats, Visit La Junta says.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Meadows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadows. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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