as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
hold a festival on the downs
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as in drops
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
downed his opponent with one stunning blow
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as in sips
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda
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as in dismisses
to reject by or as if by a vote
all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council
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Currently, there’s not a ton of great data about duck recruitment or survival rates on the prairie (biologists are working on it, and have theories about everything from habitat to predators like ravens).Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2024
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The friends form a family of misfits on the prairie played by Murray Hill, Jeff Hiller, and the delightful Mary Catherine Garrison, who plays Sam’s sister Trish.Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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Use it for fresh buds or a few pampas stems to liven up your living room or sleeping space.Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2023
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Shop vibrant blooms like coral daisies, autumn sunflowers and golden yarrow, plus grass stems like pampas, wheat and bunny tails.Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 13 June 2023
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The world's largest dam removal project to date was complete, and about 500 people came to a meadow about 10 miles south of the Klamath last month to celebrate and to look forward to the next phase of restoring an entire basin the size of West Virginia.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Floor-to-ceiling windows open up to meadows filled with wildflowers swaying in the breeze, creating the perfect backdrop for the first meal of the day.Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The plot, Novick says, was loosely based on Red River, the 1948 Howard Hawks/John Wayne Western in which a professional gunman, Chery Valance (played by John Ireland) is hired to help drive cattle across the plains.Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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The figures are firmly planted on the three plains, subverting traditional notions of space and movement.Natasha Gural, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Downs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downs. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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