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as in ranch
open land over which livestock may roam and feed horses grazing in a fenced pasture

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verb

as in to graze
to feed on grass or herbs pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing

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Noun
So the Las Vegas desert is Tyson’s pasture this month. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 July 2025 The route takes you from the Arun river, over ridges, pastures, and the Shipton pass, to follow the Barun valley into the very heart of the high Himalaya. Bradley Mayhew, Outside Online, 2 July 2025
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Grab a brush and head out to pasture to meet cows like the affable Ellie, a 5-year-old Highland who loves the limelight, and Bonnie, the independent matriarch. Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025 Some wondered if this was simply Google's way of putting the decade-old device out to pasture. Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pasture
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Noun
  • The jury was shown transcripts of angry emails and text messages between Serafini and his wife’s parents showing a heated, ongoing dispute over a $1.3 million loan from his in-laws to help fund his wife’s fledgling horse ranch business.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
  • Hauser’s jaded ranch foreman Rip Wheeler, who first came to John Dutton as a young boy on the run after killing his stepfather to protect his mother, learned how to be a cowboy from John, who treated him like a son.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 July 2025
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  • The sublime mountain range is contoured by fields of orange trees, olive and almond groves, and wineries abundant with Malvasia and Syrah grapes, while native goats graze along the rugged terrain.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 July 2025
  • In another photograph, a man prostrates on the ground during prayer, the edge of his kaffiyeh grazing the soil beneath him in a gesture of devotion.
    M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
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  • The former top-100 national recruit signed with USC in December 2020 and broke out three years later in his first start with 372 yards and a Holiday Bowl record six touchdown passes against… Louisville.
    Matt Baker, New York Times, 26 July 2025
  • Sketch out the yard and measure how far the spray needs to reach in each area.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
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  • Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage.
    Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage.
    Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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  • Packing in some of the most scenic stretches of America’s prairies and mountains, the route follows parts of the Lewis & Clark Trail.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
  • The bison, who were reintroduced to the prairie in 2022, are part of a plan to naturalize the park’s landscape by restoring the oak savanna and prairie landscape of the past.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025

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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasture. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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