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noun

ˈpas-chər How to pronounce pasture (audio)
Definition of pasturenext
as in ranch
open land over which livestock may roam and feed horses grazing in a fenced 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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Recent Examples of pasture
Noun
Standing 60 feet tall in a former horse pasture at Max Levai’s Montauk exhibition space, The Ranch, Matt Johnson’s Meditating Figure is impossible to ignore. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026 The rupture dumped nearly 13,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a creek running through a rural pasture in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) northwest of Kansas City. — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026
Verb
Hence their motivation to send Powell out to pasture—save billions in interest payments and take control of the bond market. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 24 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 See All Example Sentences for pasture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasture
  1. ranch
  2. graze
  3. yard
  4. pasturage
  5. prairie
Noun
  • What began as a jean engineered for ranch work and rodeo competition has since become a versatile staple, worn by everyone from working cowboys to everyday consumers.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
  • Americans have fallen in love with visiting teams and foreign visitors have become enamored, of all things, with American-size food portions and ranch dressing.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of ranch
Verb
  • Every song on the nearly hour-long album contains brief moments that graze brilliance or, in some instances, achieve it.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
  • The child told investigators that Duggar repeatedly asked her to sit on his lap, at one point manipulating her underwear and grazing her genitals on a couch and under a blanket.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of graze
Noun
  • Two 2x2x8 pieces of lumber for a recent yard project fit length-wise on a recent home, but extended to the edge of the dashboard.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • Another foul about two minutes after play resumed gave Lamine Yamal a chance to win it from about 22 yards out on a free kick.
    — TIM REYNOLDS, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
Definition of yard
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of pasturage
Noun
  • The land that is today Sterling Ranch was a working ranch on the prairie not long ago.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Yes, a large portion of the state is made up of prairies and farmland, but the Black Hills in southwestern South Dakota are home to a handful of relatively affordable mountain towns.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
Definition of prairie

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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasture. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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