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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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Why Are Deer Damaging My Garden? Deer will eat whatever’s seasonally abundant and available, so their diets change throughout the year to include things such as fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, grass, acorns, and crops.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Gently scrape loosened pieces off the fabric, such as dirt, grass, or food.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Planting sunflowers several feet away from any grass will protect the health of your lawn.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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Lawn care: Miami-Dade advises to prune trees and do general lawn care.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
28 May 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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McIlroy managed to reach the green with his fifth shot but then three-putted for quadruple bogey.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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The green and yellow colors serve a larger purpose than branding — the green helps machinery blend into agricultural fields, reducing the visual impact on the landscape and the yellow provides contrast for when operators are looking for their machinery.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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“Sward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sward. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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