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Recent Examples of pasture
Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
The working dimensions of Chisholm Ranch include rich pasture paddocks, white-fenced and stretching into the undulating distance, letting horses live outdoors, while barns and other housings provide shelter as required.
—Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 26 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 aggressive insects build their nests beneath the ground in open areas including yards, fields, gardens and pastures, O’Connor Pest Control said.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
The working dimensions of Chisholm Ranch include rich pasture paddocks, white-fenced and stretching into the undulating distance, letting horses live outdoors, while barns and other housings provide shelter as required.
—Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 26 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
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The ranch saloon sits across from the open yard—and around the corner and up a hill of long yellow grass is the outdoor rodeo arena, home to lively summer rodeos every week in the summer season.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Heading into episode 7, out Friday, June 19, things are sure to heat up on (and off) the ranch.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 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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His backyard is located but a few hundred yards south of the airfield.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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While his yards per catch went up from 2024 to 2025, the 76 receptions were the lowest total since 2015, essentially his first full season as a starter in Kansas City.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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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 21 Jun. 2026.
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