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Recent Examples of pasture
Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Most people would also like to believe that the open pastures and contented animals in food marketing reflect some version of reality.
—Jesse Plunkett, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Some honored veterans will soon be let out to pasture.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
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Noun
Different microclimates from mountain pastures to valley farms influence the milk’s characteristics.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Most people would also like to believe that the open pastures and contented animals in food marketing reflect some version of reality.
—Jesse Plunkett, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 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
Some honored veterans will soon be let out to pasture.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasture
Noun
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In Utah, one hyperscale data center in Box Elder County withdrew an application to transfer 1,900 acre-feet of water from a ranch to their facility.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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Channel Islands National Park, California A throwback to old California, the five-island park preserves paleolithic digs, frontier-era ranches and relics of Spanish exploration.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The bullet grazed another fan's abdomen.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The bullet may have grazed his right hip.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Baeza said the rail yard is miles long.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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The ball rolled across the edge of the 6-yard box to Chawinga, who scored the tap-in.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 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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And in turn, the 867-foot monolith protruding from the surrounding Wyoming prairie like the stump of the world’s largest tree became a big draw for tourists.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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The annual Belwin Bison Festival celebrates the release of the NorthStar Bison herd back onto the prairies at Belwin Conservancy.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2026
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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasture. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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