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Recent Examples of sward
The ryegrass contains up to three different cultivars to make for a dense sward with improved bounce.
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Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sward
Noun
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When light hits blades leaning toward you, the grass appears darker.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
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The blue-green, grass-like leaves stand 8 to 10 inches tall year-round, but the blooms are the real draw.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The city used tax increment financing to move the old Heroes Park from Piazza Lane to a larger adjacent tract on the south lawn next to City Hall.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2026
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Lightly sprinkle seeds across the lawn (clover does not need to be sown as densely as grass).—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Being alive in a coastal paradise went a long way toward rewarding everyone present, and cameras provided a worldwide TV audience with spectacular views of the cliffs, the ocean and the greensward.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Feb. 2026
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This means that overseeing with a cool season grass, expect in the mildest winters, will be necessary to maintain a greensward throughout the winter months.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No two rooms are designed the same, but they are all decked out in earth tones, rich greens, and Harvard crimson.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Kerry Haigh, the chief championships director at the PGA responsible for creating the test, made full use of the severely undulated greens at Aronimink that contributed to the bunched leaderboard, and required control of every shot from tee-to-green.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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“Sward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sward. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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