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Recent Examples of pasture
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Beekeepers now crisscross the country in semi-trucks to pollinate our crops, towing thousands of bee colonies from one blooming pasture to the next like cattle ranchers on wheels.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
His friend, a 64-year-old shepherd, had requested a permit from authorities that day to check on his sheep, pasturing in the area just above Blatten.
—Laura Millan, Bloomberg, 28 May 2025
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Noun
The area Tipperary’s pasture-rich Golden Vale is on the doorstep and many of the growers and artisanal producers offer tours and tastings.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Beekeepers now crisscross the country in semi-trucks to pollinate our crops, towing thousands of bee colonies from one blooming pasture to the next like cattle ranchers on wheels.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Verb
Some honored veterans will soon be let out to pasture.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
His friend, a 64-year-old shepherd, had requested a permit from authorities that day to check on his sheep, pasturing in the area just above Blatten.
—Laura Millan, Bloomberg, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasture
Noun
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An uncontained blaze in Utah’s Juab County has scorched 34 square miles, forcing the evacuation of Eureka and nearby ranches as firefighters race to shield homes amid fierce winds.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Hidden Valley, for its part, couldn’t resist dropping into the TSA’s comments section, while fans in the replies pointed out that Hidden Valley’s powdered ranch packets, which already clear security without issue, were a viable workaround.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Noticeably, Mirren's silvery strands were cut into an asymmetrical crop, with the ends of her hair grazing the nape of her neck.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
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But another pierced the car’s windshield, grazed the steering wheel and one of Fahd’s fingers before striking his son, Sam, in the head.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The stump grindings can be piled up in the back corner of the yard to decompose over a couple of years.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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And then, in the 21st minute of Sunday’s game, after Kevin Pina split Uruguay’s wall with a 77 mph, 34-yard free kick, giving Cape Verde the lead, there was no doubt this game was going to be exciting.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 June 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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The new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library designed by Snøhetta melds with the surrounding North Dakota landscape—its roof feathered with native prairie grasses that twist and bend in the wind.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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The 119-acre lakefront park, which is actually a peninsula, not an island, features more than 150 varieties of native plants, 20,000 trees and shrubs, a 5-acre pond, strolling paths, and wild prairie grasses and savanna.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasture. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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