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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 meadow
Or book a stay at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch for daily horseback rides surrounded by beautiful meadows and sandstone bluffs.
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Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
The view from our window reminds us of Pride and Prejudice, when Darcy walks through misty meadows to Elizabeth.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The preserve now safeguards the meadow below the iconic Stewart Falls as well as popular hiking and cross-country ski trails around it.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In a secluded meadow high in the Crazy Mountains of central Montana, just north of Bozeman, four couples sit silently in the grass.
—Esme Benjamin, AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
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Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
The view from our window reminds us of Pride and Prejudice, when Darcy walks through misty meadows to Elizabeth.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The preserve now safeguards the meadow below the iconic Stewart Falls as well as popular hiking and cross-country ski trails around it.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In a secluded meadow high in the Crazy Mountains of central Montana, just north of Bozeman, four couples sit silently in the grass.
—Esme Benjamin, AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadow
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And that's because, the grass is actively growing now in the cooler weather.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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Here, the grass is green, the signs are open.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Matthews immediately went down and stayed on the field as medical staff rushed to the field.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Commanders are hoping to get back on the field soon, but changes are needed.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Despite their incredibly unique look, quaggas were once very common across various grasslands in South Africa.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Typically, the bird is found in dry pastures and open spaces and prefers grasslands over coasts.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Drought reduces available pasture and forage, leaving ranchers without enough grass to sustain their herds and forcing them to rely on costly supplemental feed that can quickly become unaffordable.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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More than 100 miles of trails wind through forests and traverse mountain meadows and alpine pastures on the hillsides above Lake Maggiore.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
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The White House has expressed how this was a moment of embarrassment but also suggested an attempt at a plot against the president, although the UN’s statement rejects this.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The discovery of a vast telecommunications network that authorities say was capable of wiping out cellular communications in the nation's largest city is just the latest in a steady series of high-profile plots targeting critical infrastructure.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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During this epoch, expanses of coastal plains revealed themselves as sea levels dropped by around 330 feet.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
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Since its launch nearly 40 years ago, the Quagga Project — a South African initiative, led by naturalist Reinhold Rau — has served to selectively breed plains zebras that resemble the quagga’s unique appearance most closely.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Additional changes in the new beach include a stabilizing stone wall, dry prairie grasses to deter birds and sand with larger grain size.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hailing from the prairies of North America, this salvia is an end-of-the-season stunner that produces tall spikes of sky-blue flowers in late summer.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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Other experts remain wary of the recognition, suggesting that while the acknowledgment of a Palestinian state is a long-overdue decision, it must be accompanied with more concrete action against the Israeli occupation, which launched a ground invasion last week.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Beard would often mark the end of a season by going to a pub near the club’s ground with his backroom staff.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadow. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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