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Recent Examples of turf
Make a checkerboard design by mowing stripes into your turf at a 90-degree angle from your last striping.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
Farrington Field needs at least $20 million in upgrades, including new turf, HVAC repairs, and renovated locker rooms, the Star-Telegram previously reported.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
Celebrity also transformed the ship’s former Lawn Club into Sunset Park, replacing difficult-to-maintain real grass with turf, expanded seating areas, umbrellas and casual dining offerings designed to encourage guests to linger longer outdoors.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Ribaltagaia led for much of the 1 1/16-mile turf race until the pack grew tighter around the final turn.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
Farrington Field needs at least $20 million in upgrades, including new turf, HVAC repairs, and renovated locker rooms, the Star-Telegram previously reported.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
Celebrity also transformed the ship’s former Lawn Club into Sunset Park, replacing difficult-to-maintain real grass with turf, expanded seating areas, umbrellas and casual dining offerings designed to encourage guests to linger longer outdoors.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Ribaltagaia led for much of the 1 1/16-mile turf race until the pack grew tighter around the final turn.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turf
Noun
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My hands and fingers, like hers, have learned the territory and just get on with the job.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Immediately after the ceasefire, Israel controlled fifty-three per cent of the territory in Gaza.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Canadian health officials on Sunday confirmed that one of four Canadians who returned from the MV Hondius cruise ship, the subject of an international Andes hantavirus outbreak, tested positive for hantavirus.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Over the past three weeks, the collapse of the once-tight bond between two of the most prominent names in AI has been the subject of a high-profile trial in Oakland, California, after Musk sued Altman and OpenAI in 2024 for allegedly violating their commitment to keep OpenAI as a nonprofit.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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“Turf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turf. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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