as in ranches
open land over which livestock may roam and feed
horses grazing in a fenced pasture
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Recent Examples of pastures
Gibbs Knotts, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Forget cows ambling in biodiverse pastures.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Brenna Hernandez European buckthorn grows in sun and shade alike, and thus can invade all kinds of biomes — woodlands , savannas, prairies, pastures, and even empty lots, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources noted.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Mahahual is also home to a manatee that often frequents the waters that are near the lighthouse and where marine pastures provide food.
—Natalie Leticia Gallón, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Pack your jeans and boots for a private tour on horseback through the property’s pastures and along the Buffalo Fork River, complete with a Teton Range photo opp.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2026
Some herbicides used on pastures to improve forage don't break down and can damage garden plants.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
Groundhogs are known to destroy gardens, pastures and agricultural crops, while their burrows have been known to injure livestock and damage farm equipment and building foundations.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
From the late nineteenth century to the nineteen-fifties, the island functioned, in effect, as a company state where, as Pitts observes, the sheep got better treatment than the people, with the pastures as well watered as a golf course.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
The life and career of Jesse Jackson reflect that place still matters – even for people who have left that region for colder pastures.
—Gibbs Knotts, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Forget cows ambling in biodiverse pastures.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Brenna Hernandez European buckthorn grows in sun and shade alike, and thus can invade all kinds of biomes — woodlands , savannas, prairies, pastures, and even empty lots, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources noted.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Mahahual is also home to a manatee that often frequents the waters that are near the lighthouse and where marine pastures provide food.
—Natalie Leticia Gallón, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Pack your jeans and boots for a private tour on horseback through the property’s pastures and along the Buffalo Fork River, complete with a Teton Range photo opp.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2026
Some herbicides used on pastures to improve forage don't break down and can damage garden plants.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
Groundhogs are known to destroy gardens, pastures and agricultural crops, while their burrows have been known to injure livestock and damage farm equipment and building foundations.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
From the late nineteenth century to the nineteen-fifties, the island functioned, in effect, as a company state where, as Pitts observes, the sheep got better treatment than the people, with the pastures as well watered as a golf course.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastures
Noun
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However, two devastating challenges not readily realized are flooding and future water scarcity affecting our farms and ranches.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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But people like him weren’t willing to watch their homes and ranches go up in flames without a fight.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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People taking anticoagulants can also experience serious bleeds from small cuts or grazes, uncontrolled nosebleeds, blood in the urine and, more rarely, brain hemorrhages or bleeding in the lungs.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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As a journalist with a deep interest in our public lands, and a working rancher who grazes his own cattle on BLM ground in the same part of Montana where AP has been acquiring land, McKean is uniquely positioned at the intersection of all this.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This list includes invasive species that spread across the landscape, smothering everything in their path (like kudzu, of course), as well as fast-growing native species, like trumpet vine and Virginia creeper, which spread quickly and can become a nuisance in yards and gardens.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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At the Degemar quarries, drilled down to 30 meters (yards) under sea level, bright blue ponds of sulfur springs pool the travertine residue as flat-bed trucks haul stone slabs weighing 33 tons up to street level.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Brenna Hernandez European buckthorn grows in sun and shade alike, and thus can invade all kinds of biomes — woodlands , savannas, prairies, pastures, and even empty lots, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources noted.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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It is often found in heavily disturbed sites, such as roadsides, gravel pits and the edges of agricultural fields, but it can also be found in undisturbed dunes, dry prairies, oak and pine woodlands and rangeland.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Pastures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastures. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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