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Recent Examples of pasture
Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
An original barn from 1908 is accompanied by a more modern 5,000-square-foot steel barn, along with pastures and a riding arena.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Things have come so far that last year, BMO dropped its last name — Harris — ending a 141-year run for a quintessentially Chicago banking brand, and likely putting its venerable cartoon mascot, Hubert the Harris Lion, out to pasture for good.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
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Noun
During summer, all over the alpine regions cattle herds feed on alpine pastures (Almen in Austria or Germany, Alpen in Switzerland) high up in the mountains.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
An original barn from 1908 is accompanied by a more modern 5,000-square-foot steel barn, along with pastures and a riding arena.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
Verb
Jimmi Simpson, in a rare recurring Western role, plays Solomon’s boss, Tom Simpson, a disgraced banker put out to pasture at the Tokyo branch.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Things have come so far that last year, BMO dropped its last name — Harris — ending a 141-year run for a quintessentially Chicago banking brand, and likely putting its venerable cartoon mascot, Hubert the Harris Lion, out to pasture for good.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasture
Noun
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After Welles died in 1985, the director’s daughter decided to inter his ashes in a dry well on the Ordóñez family ranch in Ronda.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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The working ranch is now being run by the seventh generation, managing the property’s agriculture, timber and livestock operations along with the hunting.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Derik Queen, holding a basketball firmly between his fingertips, squared up the Hall of Famer in front of him, a legend from West Baltimore and unofficial king of New York who is considered one of the 75 best basketball players to graze this earth.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
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None of the shots hit the targets, but one grazed a bystander.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Trees are a natural source of shade for your home, yard, and driveway.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2025
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All of those numbers were down from 2023, when Doubs caught 59 passes for 676 yards and eight TDs.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Earthworms are essential for organic matter decomposition and soil health in gardens, forests, prairies and farmland.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The tribe plans projects to create healthier stream habitats for fish, and to restore meadows and prairies.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasture. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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