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Recent Examples of hay
Noun
Medium-deep yellow; aromas of pear, a hint of coriander and hay bale. Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 The heartwarming and humorous video, presumably filmed by her owner, captures the farm cat lounging in a bed of hay, unfazed and confident despite being caught with another cats' kittens. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Verb
North Dakota ranchers usually aren’t allowed to hay that land until after Aug. 1, when nesting season ends, to protect wildlife populations. From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021 North Dakota ranchers all summer have been seeking federal government permission to also hay that land. From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for hay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hay
Noun
  • Tax policy can turn on a dime–that’s been made clear as the House and Senate hashed through the Big, Beautiful Bill.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Sixpenny Loula sofa Sixpenny Neva round daybed Sixpenny Aria leather ottoman Sixpenny Pisces coffee table Wayfair If your mission is to design on a dime, Wayfair will check that box.
    Erika Owen, Vogue, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Thereafter, she was sent home to rest, spending the next two weeks in bed before having a follow-up brain scan.
    Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • These sheets truly are buttery-smooth and cool to the touch—even after being in bed for hours at a time.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • He is used to mowing his lawn shirtless and in shorts – especially on hotter days – but recently, what seemed like a harmless habit sparked unexpected drama with his neighbors across the street.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • On that side of the road, the grass was freshly mowed, and greener.
    Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Several steps up from the camp bunks of your youth, the suites come with a kitchenette, a freestanding gas fireplace, and an en-suite deep soaking tub and rainfall shower.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
  • Who takes the lower bunk, the middle bunk or the higher bunk?
    Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • This process is mostly associated with the Neolithic period about 10,000 years ago, as humans generally began to transition from foraging to farming.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
  • The writer-director finds a playful entry point by starting not in Manhattan but in a majestic rocky landscape where the only signs of life are a hot caveman returning from foraging and placing a makeshift ring on the finger of the woman waiting for him.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • On issue after issue — guns, property taxes, transgender rights — Republicans will try to trap Jolly, forcing him to play identity politics, likely a losing proposition.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
  • If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • Perry’s 10th playoff goal this season cut the Panthers lead to 4-2.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
  • Other options include raising payroll taxes, cutting benefits for future recipients, or a combination of all three.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • The latter is how the county can glean the partisan divide in its vote-by-mail program as voters must request either a Democratic or Republican primary ballot.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
  • The online trail that authorities have been scouring to glean some insight into Bartkus’ motives includes a website dedicated to the Palm Springs bombing.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025

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“Hay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hay. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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