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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
Noun
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While much attention since the fire has focused on rebuilding physical structures, Nemecek said preserving the ranch’s purpose is equally important.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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In Texas, shots and fly drops Diebel, whose family ranch is about 200 miles east of the quarantine zone, said ranchers are proactively giving injections that prevent screwworm infestation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Verb
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According to the Taylor Grazing Act, these private properties were intended to winter the same number of livestock that grazed the public range during the grass-growing months and were used to pre-qualify BLM leasees.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
10 June 2026
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My spacious room looked out over a meadow where sheep grazed in the diffuse afternoon light.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
Noun
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In a Week 14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, Smith recovered a fumble and returned it 78 yards for a touchdown — the fifth-longest fumble return in franchise history.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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Coloradans may have heard about rain barrels that homeowners can use for yard irrigation, but the state has also authorized up to 10 pilot programs for large-scale rainwater harvesting.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
13 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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This transition from grassland prairie to mountains stretches from southeast to northwest Wyoming.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
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In addition to the tension with the Native Americans, the Ingalls face fever, wolves and a prairie fire to name a few events teased in the clip.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasture. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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