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a usually flat area of land that is covered with tall grass
The sanctuary contains several large meadows that are home to a variety of wildlife.
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Recent Examples of meadow
Like a scene of ‘flamenco in a meadow’, this Pasque flower grows in the German Bliesgau of Saarland.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
From these orchard plantings to the native warm-season grass and wildflower meadow planted to invite birds and pollinators to the property, time is an essential—and intentional—element of the design, notes Ryang.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
And today, over a century after logging ceased in 1918, Converse Basin Grove remains a patchwork of young conifer plantations and open meadows dotted with massive stumps.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Keep your eyes out in damp meadows or near streams around places like Grass Valley and Nevada City, where locals report summer sightings.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
From these orchard plantings to the native warm-season grass and wildflower meadow planted to invite birds and pollinators to the property, time is an essential—and intentional—element of the design, notes Ryang.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
And today, over a century after logging ceased in 1918, Converse Basin Grove remains a patchwork of young conifer plantations and open meadows dotted with massive stumps.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Keep your eyes out in damp meadows or near streams around places like Grass Valley and Nevada City, where locals report summer sightings.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadow
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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
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At the same time, the Royals grounds crew raced to the field to put on the tarp.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates on the field after defeating the New York Giants 38-7 in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 21, 2023 in Philadelphia.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Miller moths live about a year — just long enough to emerge from their cocoons on the Great Plains, migrate west to Colorado’s mountains and return to the grasslands in the fall to lay their eggs, Anderegg said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
5 June 2025
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Scientists believe that reintroducing mammoth-like creatures to the Arctic tundra could help restore ancient grassland ecosystems and potentially slow permafrost thawing, which releases greenhouse gases.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Upon the 2-year-old Paso Fino horse’s rescue, he was taken to a wide-open pasture and stable, where Thunder was relocated to rehabilitate him back to health.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The trail traverses parks, woodlands, pastures, and cemeteries.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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No plot details have been revealed for Black Panther 3, but the legacy of T'Challa will live on.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Over the years, the sci-fi series has featured many plot elements that seemed supernatural at first, only to have the Doctor inevitably and triumphantly reveal their basis in science and technology by story's end.—
Glen Weldon,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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New York City's Comptroller, Brad Lander, says the value of the property in New York City's flood plain is now $176 billion and few people are going to move out of harm's way.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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Trump has long taken credit for provisions of a 2017 tax law championed by Alaska's congressional delegation that called for two oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain by late 2024.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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The earthen walls hold back the rain that rolls down the vast Texas prairies, through Houston, on its way to the gulf.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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The presentation also will take a deep dive into the different plants and animals found in prairies, as well as the methods land managers use to preserve this valuable landscape, event organizers said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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These ground robots have become a regular presence along the front.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadow. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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