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
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Once used by shepherds to call cows from the pastures, the long, conical instruments are now used in folk music, brought out for celebrations.
—Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
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
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
Noun
The lower pastures, complete with creek access, have housed cattle, while horses can graze freely in the upper fields.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Once used by shepherds to call cows from the pastures, the long, conical instruments are now used in folk music, brought out for celebrations.
—Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastures
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McGuane’s cowboys lose fights—for women, for their ranches, for their dreams—and tend to know when they’ve been beaten.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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The pack became unusually accustomed to feeding on livestock from nearby ranches, ultimately killing 87 cows, calves and sheep in just over six months, according to state wildlife officials.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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Mills finished 27-of-45 for 292 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Kansas totaled 369 yards of total offense, but the Jayhawks still punted the ball five times.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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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 10 Nov. 2025.
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