meadow

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Recent Examples of meadow According to locals, the Tschikof family home was a large, yellow farmhouse, with a barn out back and, beyond that, a meadow dotted with mature trees. Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026 Even if the raw materials for that dye were from a meadow, the colorant itself, in its liquid gold form, was carefully, lovingly synthesized. Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026 California’s snowpack is supposed to reach its peak April 1, so state surveyors held their final Sierra snow survey of the year in a meadow near Lake Tahoe. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 This short-and-sweet surname could be an Anglicized version of the Chinese Li or the English word for meadow. Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meadow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadow
Noun
  • The decor is chicly understated with classic, subtle Hawaiiana touches, like textured grass wall treatments, tropical patterns in neutral tones, and beautiful vintage woodblock prints (there’s also a fantastic collection of art and artifacts in the lobby that shouldn’t be missed).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Areas with tall grass, brush, woodpiles or debris can create ideal hiding spots, especially during the hotter months.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • McIlroy followed his first-round 67 with a second-round 65 on Friday and stands 12-under 132 — six shots clear of the field.
    Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Carson Benge bobbled a ball in left field, turning a leadoff single into a double for Jacob Wilson, and former Mets utilityman Jeff McNeil sent him home with a single.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators are looking at the house as the potential source of the fire, which burned about 50 to 75 acres of grassland.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The grassland fire was burning with a rapid rate of spread and the potential to reach 200 acres, the agency said.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Settle On In Camp Lucy, a beacon of luxury just beyond town, sits down a winding road surrounded by open pastures.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Situated on a parcel of what was once bright-green Iowa pasture, our supercomputing facility may not look like much.
    Jed Feiman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The plot that spins from this opening includes a series of events involving philosophy, parenting, mental health, disability, romance and international art terrorism that would take several columns worth to summarize.
    John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • French counterterrorism prosecutors also said the plot to ignite an explosive device outside the Paris headquarters of Bank of America appears to be linked to HAYI, but a firm link has not yet been established.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The suit said the warehouse is in a flood plain, and that the sewage system couldn't keep up if 500 people are detained inside.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Gross said the astronauts will be able to see the Aristarchus Plateau, one of the youngest craters on the moon, as well as Grimaldi crater and the Oceano Procellarum, a lunar plain that might have been formed by an asteroid impact.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When cities buy water rights from rural areas and let the fields go fallow, the land does not automatically return to the shortgrass prairie encountered by 19th-century homesteaders or the Native Americans before them.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
  • On July 2, A ranch foreman checking on sheep finds strange debris spread over a prairie near Roswell, New Mexico.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Major indexes have been gaining ground over the last two weeks amid optimism that the war with Iran could be heading toward a resolution.
    Brian Dakss, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The festival grounds will have 15,000 eggs for visitors to find, with each egg containing prizes including cash and other surprises.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadow. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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