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Recent Examples of turf
The key is to maintain healthy turf and avoid practices that leave bare ground for long periods.
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Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Tommy is about to double the sub menu and take on the natives on another part of their home turf.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Disney is claiming theatrical date turf for several untitled pics in 2028 and into 2029.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Friendly aliens aren’t a new phenomenon in movies, but usually, those friendships develop on our home turf of Earth.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
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Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Tommy is about to double the sub menu and take on the natives on another part of their home turf.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Disney is claiming theatrical date turf for several untitled pics in 2028 and into 2029.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Friendly aliens aren’t a new phenomenon in movies, but usually, those friendships develop on our home turf of Earth.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turf
Noun
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Noboa on March 17 said Ecuador was acting to fight narcoterrorism on its territory, not in Colombia.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Denver will face the Cornell Big Red in the first round in familiar territory when puck drops inside Blue Arena at The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland.—
Jack Lowenstein,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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There are a lot of issues in government that can be the subject of reasonable and well-informed discussion, where different parties might fall on different answers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Florida law and the Constitution provide for virtually all records and meetings to be public but allow for exemptions enacted by a specific law limited to one subject and passed by a two-thirds majority in each house.—
Martin Dyckman,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Turf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turf. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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