greener pastures

plural noun

: a better or more promising situation

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Toxic workplace relationships lead to burnout and motivate employees to seek greener pastures. Charlotte Sweeney Obe, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 The hunt for another football mind to bear the burden of guiding the New York Jets into greener pastures continues. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 Instead of skittering horizontally, the green salamander looks upward for greener pastures. Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024 And not surprisingly, these women are less likely to begin searching for greener pastures. Leen Kawas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for greener pastures 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of greener pastures was in 1970

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“Greener pastures.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greener%20pastures. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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