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plural of pasture
as in ranches
open land over which livestock may roam and feed horses grazing in a fenced pasture

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pasture
as in grazes
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 pastures
Noun
Of course, the high pastures and winding paths in the peaks were long known to local shepherds and villagers. Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 Most of this cattle are free range and the grass pastures are large. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025 These days, entrepreneurial sorts are likely to flee entertainment for the booming pastures of AI. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025 Instead of grazing or eating in pastures, fields, or on range lands, animals are given food. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025 Just off Helen Highway, the coffee shop opens onto rolling pastures dotted with grazing cows and sweeping views of Yonah Mountain. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025 Barns and fenced pastures, along with several greenhouses, hoop houses, and other agrarian outbuildings, make up the property’s farming facilities. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025 More than 100 miles of trails wind through forests and traverse mountain meadows and alpine pastures on the hillsides above Lake Maggiore. Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025 Typically, the bird is found in dry pastures and open spaces and prefers grasslands over coasts. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastures
Noun
  • Clement, whose family business has operated multiple ranches over the last 400 years, said American ranching has evolved and has become more efficient.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Located amidst horse ranches in the city’s southernmost stretch, the garden spans the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park with more than 200 plots, including 10 quarter-acre farms leased for $324 to $1,600 per year.
    Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is even a massage with horses, during which a horse grazes nearby while a massage therapist works out your aches and pains.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In his article for Mosaic magazine, Israeli computer scientist Moshe Koppel calculates that Sefaria’s digitized library, about a thousand volumes, barely grazes the surface.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Manning scrambled for 13 yards on the first play of overtime but then left the field appearing to be experiencing pain in his upper body.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • After Mountain View was forced to punt on the next possession, Blair caught the punt in mid-stride and returned it 35 yards to the Mountain View 5-yard line.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hailing from the prairies of North America, this salvia is an end-of-the-season stunner that produces tall spikes of sky-blue flowers in late summer.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In early spring of 2025, the prairies were once again dry, but timely rainfall in mid May recharged wetlands in portions of North Dakota, southeastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Pastures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastures. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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