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Recent Examples of glades
The terrain favors glades and varied pitches, and the compact base keeps logistics simple.
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Caroline Tell, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
On the one hand, winter brings fresh powder, steep descents, and the chance to traverse beautiful glades.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Jan. 2026
The mountain doesn’t let any of that powder go to waste, keeping a lax in-bounds policy that allows skiers of any and all levels to find their perfect glades.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Today, Vail is one of the country’s largest ski areas, with more than 5,300 acres and dozens of lifts that spread snow-chasers across front-side cruisers and glades, and to the kind of back-bowl skiing that people plan whole trips around.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2025
Visitors can ski on open runs, glades, cliffs and chutes, with the longest runs and most vertical drop in the Midwest, a good challenge for experienced skiers.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The terrain offers a little of everything—long groomers, steep, off-piste glades, and even 20km of Nordic skiing if that’s more your speed.
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 17 Nov. 2025
The Deep Temerity area, serviced by a dedicated chairlift, holds a network of vertigo-inducing steeps, glades, and narrow chutes.
—Charles Curkin, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Pygmy rattlesnakes are found near water and sometimes in rocky uplands, pine woods and glades, according to the TWRA.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Caroline Tell, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
On the one hand, winter brings fresh powder, steep descents, and the chance to traverse beautiful glades.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Jan. 2026
The mountain doesn’t let any of that powder go to waste, keeping a lax in-bounds policy that allows skiers of any and all levels to find their perfect glades.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Today, Vail is one of the country’s largest ski areas, with more than 5,300 acres and dozens of lifts that spread snow-chasers across front-side cruisers and glades, and to the kind of back-bowl skiing that people plan whole trips around.
—Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2025
Visitors can ski on open runs, glades, cliffs and chutes, with the longest runs and most vertical drop in the Midwest, a good challenge for experienced skiers.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The terrain offers a little of everything—long groomers, steep, off-piste glades, and even 20km of Nordic skiing if that’s more your speed.
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 17 Nov. 2025
The Deep Temerity area, serviced by a dedicated chairlift, holds a network of vertigo-inducing steeps, glades, and narrow chutes.
—Charles Curkin, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Pygmy rattlesnakes are found near water and sometimes in rocky uplands, pine woods and glades, according to the TWRA.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glades
Noun
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In the Caribbean, seagrass meadows give small corals a safe and food-rich home.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Dogs run freely in the green meadows and forests, where the smell of cooking fires lingers in the air and cottonwood seeds blanket dirt roads crisscrossing the site.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There, in a typical year, a foot (30 centimeters) or more of snow will linger on his pastures until springtime, helping the grass to green up and stock water ponds to refill.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cavaliere is patient, though, and determined to repopulate his pastures when the grass is ready again.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Manchester State Park features a beach, sand dunes and flat grasslands, with nearly 18,000 feet of ocean frontage, according to the park’s website.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The lack of rain is causing native grasslands to be replaced by desert shrubs, shrinking the available grazing habitat for cattle.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Burnett described a world that felt ancient and almost fabled—wide, grey Yorkshire moors that stretched endlessly under heavy skies, so different from my own mountains and yet somehow carrying the same wildness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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Chaney’s is the only other singing voice to appear in the film, performing the soul-stirring melody as Cathy (Margot Robbie) crosses the moors to wed her future husband, Edgar (Shazad Latif), all while pining for her best friend and true love, Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi).—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The unit made 376 arrests, issued 128 outreach referrals, conducted 76 camp clearings and completed 18 business inspections.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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During clearings, city officials said outreach services to connect individuals to housing and mental health resources will persist.—
Caroline Silva,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Glades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glades. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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