Synonyms of pastures

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noun

plural of pasture

as in ranches

open land over which livestock may roam and feed

horses grazing in a fenced pasture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranches
• yards
• prairies
• leas
• grasslands
• ranges
• steppes
• pampas
• pasturages
• savannas
• feedlots
• stations
• stockyards

pastures

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grazes
• forages
• rustles
• browses
• feeds
• eats
• stocks
• nibbles
• ranges
• overgrazes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pastures

Noun

While reporting on wolves attacking livestock in Northern California, I was stunned to learn some shepherds put donkeys in their pastures to ward off predators. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

These arid plains dotted with date palms were once full of natural lakes and lush pastures on which local inhabitants roamed and grazed their livestock. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

The 43-room red-brick hotel shares its vast 375 acres with an 18-hole golf course, a spa, as well as a cricket ground and horse pastures. — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

To see them — from an appropriate distance, of course — visit the Windmill and West Traps pastures. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026

Mixed-use pastures known as dehesas were planted with crops and peppered with oak trees, which provided cork and firewood. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Groundhogs Groundhogs prefer to live near pastures, along the edges of woods, or under sheds or structures. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026

Prolonged periods of drought are scorching French pastures, leeching them of their usual lush green vitality and leaving behind parched, lifeless yellow fields. — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

The animals tear up crops, pastures, fences, roads and waterways, damage habitat used by native wildlife and can carry diseases capable of affecting livestock, wildlife and humans. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026