as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
a sentimental journey back to the old sod
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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
he's a nasty old sod who never has a nice thing to say about anybody
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Recent Examples of sod
Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Those areas will then be graded and replanted with sod.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
So your first indication of problems can be a client who nitpicks every job, forcing you to return to re-trim the 2-inch patch of sod that the client claims wasn’t properly manicured.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Without daily watering, new seedlings and sod will quickly die.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
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All 11 stadiums — even the four that play NFL football on natural grass — will bring in special sod carefully crafted by agronomists and approved by FIFA.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Those areas will then be graded and replanted with sod.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
So your first indication of problems can be a client who nitpicks every job, forcing you to return to re-trim the 2-inch patch of sod that the client claims wasn’t properly manicured.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Without daily watering, new seedlings and sod will quickly die.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Sod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sod. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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