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as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
as she wanders the windswept moor, the novel's heroine vows that she will never marry the vicar
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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
a mysterious figure who was said to have haunted the moors of southwest England
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as in to fasten
to put securely in place or in a desired position
moored the boat to the dock
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Recent Examples of moor
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
There, ladies and gentlemen rode the moors, shot pigeons, and did other wildly romantic activities for an imaginative eleven-year-old.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
Federal investigators have also been seeking to identify the owners or occupants of a sailboat that may have been moored next to the Soulmate in Aunt Pat's Bay on the night that Lynette Hooker disappeared.
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Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Noun
As do the moors that stretch behind the parsonage.
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Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
There, ladies and gentlemen rode the moors, shot pigeons, and did other wildly romantic activities for an imaginative eleven-year-old.
—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Mighty ice breakers moored in their summer slumber are the only reminder of the bitter Baltic winters.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
Federal investigators have also been seeking to identify the owners or occupants of a sailboat that may have been moored next to the Soulmate in Aunt Pat's Bay on the night that Lynette Hooker disappeared.
—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moor
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For outdoor adventurers, nearby Myakka River State Park delivers with a canopy walkway through pineland, prairie, and wetlands.
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Now, each year, the vineyard brings in roughly 120 to 130 sheep, which rotate through the property’s oak habitat and upland prairie habitat over the course of a few months.
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Hike, walk, run or bike the flat trails at Cochran Shoals, with beautiful views of the Chattahoochee River, plenty of woods and marshes to explore, and a few 5K training loops.
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Kadis said among the strategy’s proposals is a blue carbon credit program that would fund carbon-absorbing coastal wetlands, marshes and mangroves.
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The top featured a corset bodice with lace fastening in the back in red, blue and white stripes.
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Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
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Patagonia is a diverse region in southern Chile and Argentina, with glaciers, mountains and fjords to the west, stretching into steppe and desert toward the east.
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References to nomads of the Kazakh steppe and local symbolism abound in the label, as seen in the heavy glass bottles recalling nomads’ flasks and decorated with handmade pendants in the form of old coins engraved with the emblem of each fragrance.
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Instead, the idea is to lock in preservation protections for the 17,000 acres of wetlands surrounding the facility.
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The land where the Lincoln Memorial sits used to be mudflats and wetlands, but now its Reflecting Pool became home to a historically large algae bloom filled with jagged clumps of blue industrial paint.
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Volato sold its Mission Control software to FlyExclusive before terminating a merger agreement with M2i and securing an investment from the Vision Jet operator Flyte.
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Senegal needs a win against Iraq today to secure three points, but even then, it wouldn't be guaranteed a spot in the knockout round.
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Their experience exposes vulnerabilities across the country, experts say, because flood plain maps don’t cover all areas.
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Most travelers visit Africa for wildlife moments such as elephants at a waterhole, lions in the grass and rhinos on open plains.
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Air quality officials also recommend using an air purifier if available and avoiding the use of whole-house fans or swamp coolers that can draw outdoor air inside.
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For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.
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“Moor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moor. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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