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Recent Examples of pasture
Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
In recent years, the Japanese dub-techno savant has traded the genre’s more subterranean textures for warmer, brighter pastures.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
But, having the right formula for long-term success remains elusive for many, with Canoo, Fisker and Nikola all put out to pasture with bankruptcy filings.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
For now, the flooding in Trempealeau and La Crosse counties is largely concentrated in wildlands and agricultural pasture lands but could spread.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
In recent years, the Japanese dub-techno savant has traded the genre’s more subterranean textures for warmer, brighter pastures.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
Some honored veterans will soon be let out to pasture.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
But, having the right formula for long-term success remains elusive for many, with Canoo, Fisker and Nikola all put out to pasture with bankruptcy filings.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasture
Noun
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Denton will play Chet, an employee at a major rival ranch.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Chalker on his ranch in North Carolina.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One of the teens was grazed by a bullet on his face, while the other was struck in his left hand, police said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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During this time, Joseph manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gonzales is certainly a name to watch in Charlotte’s quarterback battle, throwing for 6,682 yards, 51 touchdowns, and 22 interceptions spanning three years at Western Carolina.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Eckert instructed the dads and sons to run a few hundred yards with kettlebells, sledgehammers, and sandbags, then to smash open the sandbags.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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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Here in rural Somalia, where about 50% of the people depend on animals for their livelihoods, the locusts are eating the pasturage.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
9 Feb. 2020
Noun
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When prairie goes under the plow, most of the organic matter disappears, turning living water‑holding, nutrient‑rich soil into mineral dust.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Naturalists and other scientists frequently visit the prairie to research those species.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasture. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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