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Recent Examples of sward
The soft Smyrna rug in the hall yields to the tread like a mossy sward, while a circular art glass window fills the hall with a pleasant subdued light.
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Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sward
Noun
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Austin lying in the grass, 2023 AG: The emotional texture of your portraits brings to mind the work of photographers like Catherine Opie or Collier Schorr, but also writers like Ocean Vuong or Audre Lorde.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
19 June 2025
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The arrow bounced off the jail wall and landed in the grass just outside, where staff came upon it four days later, authorities in Fayette County said.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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There will be outdoor lawn games, an indoor scavenger hunt and a free photo booth for participants.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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Live music, beer garden, food trucks, lawn games and more, with fireworks at 9 p.m. Waggener Farm Park, 1000 Berthoud Parkway.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
25 June 2025
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Gwynns Falls and Leakin parks (there’s a seamless connection between these two greenswards) stymied the highway builders 50-plus years ago.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Aug. 2024
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The usually pristine greensward at Fenway has patches of sod throughout the outfield, particularly in right field, after the recent Pink and Fall Out Boy concerts.—
Peter Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 Aug. 2023
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Wyndham Clark of the United States looks across the first green during the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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On a team without many good putters, Henley is fantastic on the greens.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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“Sward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sward. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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