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as in ranch
open land over which livestock may roam and feed horses grazing in a fenced pasture

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pasture

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verb

as in to graze
to feed on grass or herbs pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing

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Noun
The Times even sent a photographer to capture an aerial view of the airstrip which looks remarkably like the pasture surrounding it. Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025 Iowa generates more than half its electricity from the 6,000 wind turbines that dot its fields and pastures, and employs thousands in the sector. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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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 Grab a brush and head out to pasture to meet cows like the affable Ellie, a 5-year-old Highland who loves the limelight, and Bonnie, the independent matriarch. Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pasture
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Noun
  • Private river frontage, creeks, springs, and senior water rights make the ranch entirely self-reliant—no outside feed required.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Guaranteed to satisfy a crowd after a long day's work (on or off the ranch), this one-dish supper is easy to make and keep in the freezer to save suppertime.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Soon after, Montana shot through the front door, with one of the rounds grazing the man in the buttocks.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The Great Plain stretches beneath poetic skies where herds graze and mirages dance—while thermal springs bubble in ornate bathhouses like Széchenyi—their steam rising through vaulted ceilings.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For 22 years, Pooper Trooper has been cleaning up after dogs, but its mission goes far beyond spotless yards.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • McConkey then started Saturday’s preseason loss to the Los Angeles Rams and had one catch from Herbert for 17 yards.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 19 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • In the tall-grass prairies that once spread out across pre-settlement Indiana, tiny ground squirrels scurried through the wildflowers, grasses and shrubs.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Authorities had been searching for her since, with previous efforts including a large-scale search at the Springbrook prairie conducted Aug. 4.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasture. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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