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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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The fire is burning through grass, brush, and junipers.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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The transition from clay to grass has proven tough for most players, and the last woman to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season was Serena Williams a decade ago.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Weeding your lawn doesn’t have to take hours out of your day or leave you achy once you’re done.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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This is the ideal time to solarize your lawn to kill grass and seeds in the upper six inches.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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While a soft Aegean breeze sifted through the chic open-air lobby at Maxx Royal Bodrum, I was mesmerized by a digital artwork by American-Turkish artist Refik Anadol that spans an entire wall and swirls in neon blends of blues, greens, and tangerines.—
Marcia DeSanctis,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2025
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Knapp played aggressively, hitting the fairway with his 328-yard tee shot and reaching the green with an excellent second shot.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Sward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sward. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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