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
Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
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
Some herbicides used on pastures to improve forage don't break down and can damage garden plants.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
Human activity has shaped the animals’ natural habitat, which covers a wide geographic range and many ecosystems, from low elevation forests to small woodlots, fields and pastures.
—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
Then, the pastures plateaued into farmland, with only a tractor or lone farmer breaking the flatness of the setting.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
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
Some herbicides used on pastures to improve forage don't break down and can damage garden plants.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
Human activity has shaped the animals’ natural habitat, which covers a wide geographic range and many ecosystems, from low elevation forests to small woodlots, fields and pastures.
—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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Oldroyd’s Buick was found Wednesday at a trailhead about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from her house in the rural area of farms and ranches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Santa Clara County’s landscape and politics have shifted considerably since the Bechtels, who also have lived in San Francisco and Piedmont, first bought the two ranches during the Eisenhower years.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Velasquez likes square layers for hair that grazes just at the collarbone.—
Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Primarily a blocking tight end, Sims has only been targeted 17 times in his career, making 11 receptions for 93 yards.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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While McMillan and Coker carried the passing game as weapons down the stretch of last season, neither is known as a consistent yards-after-catch playmaker.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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Thunderstorms ripped across Oklahoma prairies Thursday night as severe weather was expected to intensify Friday and bring the threat of powerful tornadoes to multiple states in the nation’s heartland.—
Kathy McCormack,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Druce-Hoffman said that her artwork is inspired by nature, the prairies, fairy tales, and fantasy.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Pastures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastures. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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