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Recent Examples of glade
When Mayor Jerry moves forward with the construction of a beltway that will destroy the glade where Mabel learned to calm her nervous system and love nature with her wise grandmother (Karen Huie), this riot grrl skates into action.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s quite a leap of faith, given that Mayor Jerry is willing to blow up the beavers’ dam — the ecological fulcrum of the glade — and has installed tall metal trees with speakers that emit an intolerable noise only animals can hear.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
But in the present day, with the glade abandoned, the only hope for construction to stop is for Mabel to find a beaver — a keystone species — that can once again make the area inhabitable.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
The terrain favors glades and varied pitches, and the compact base keeps logistics simple.
—Caroline Tell, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s quite a leap of faith, given that Mayor Jerry is willing to blow up the beavers’ dam — the ecological fulcrum of the glade — and has installed tall metal trees with speakers that emit an intolerable noise only animals can hear.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
But in the present day, with the glade abandoned, the only hope for construction to stop is for Mabel to find a beaver — a keystone species — that can once again make the area inhabitable.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
The terrain favors glades and varied pitches, and the compact base keeps logistics simple.
—Caroline Tell, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glade
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Integrate, Don’t Segregate Nature thrives on diversity, with various species and sizes coexisting in meadows and forests.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Apr. 2026
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According to locals, the Tschikof family home was a large, yellow farmhouse, with a barn out back and, beyond that, a meadow dotted with mature trees.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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The grassland fire was burning with a rapid rate of spread and the potential to reach 200 acres, the agency said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Together, these animals point to a warmer, wetter interglacial period — not the cold, dry grassland that scientists typically associate with the region.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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The steers reside on a pasture in Davis, and one day the family hopes to have enough space to keep them at home.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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At its heart is a magnificent wooden lodge—the second-largest west of the Mississippi—with a sprawling wraparound deck overlooking horse pastures and corrals.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Designed by the renowned Tom Doak, the course draws inspiration from the classic heathland and links courses of London and the English coast, blending golden fescues, firm turf, and low-profile shaping to deliver golf that’s understated yet deeply compelling.—
Jeff Goudy,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Near his home in Kent there were two prominent ridges, the North and South Downs; between them lay an expanse of woodlands and heathlands known as the Weald.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Burnett described a world that felt ancient and almost fabled—wide, grey Yorkshire moors that stretched endlessly under heavy skies, so different from my own mountains and yet somehow carrying the same wildness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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Chaney’s is the only other singing voice to appear in the film, performing the soul-stirring melody as Cathy (Margot Robbie) crosses the moors to wed her future husband, Edgar (Shazad Latif), all while pining for her best friend and true love, Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi).—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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Plus, its scent evokes the heralding of springtime, with a fresh aroma of light rain on a grassy lea.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Women make up 13% of the Sierra Leone parliament, 13% of the cabinet, and 19% of local government lea, according to Massaquoi.—
Faustine Ngila,
Quartz,
1 Feb. 2023
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Norman Vigil runs 25 black Angus on Ghost Ranch pastureland.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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The alpine pastureland is home to herds of goats and cows and small families of shepherds who have worked the land for lifetimes.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Glade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glade. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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