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a usually flat area of land that is covered with tall grass
The sanctuary contains several large meadows that are home to a variety of wildlife.
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Recent Examples of meadows
The spa and restaurant make use of natural products found in the surrounding forests and meadows, while the remaining items on the menu of the ’Forest kitchen’ restaurant are sourced from local farms.
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Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The mile-high meadows and dappled forests are also a summer sanctuary for the other eight Cahuilla bands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Outside are a patio, meadows, a creek, juniper, piñon, and cottonwood trees, and Sangre de Cristo mountain views; Dixon's amenities are 5 miles away.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
This is Washington Irving country (the town of Sleepy Hollow is 10 miles south), with its glittering streams, ancient trees, and sylvan meadows.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The mile-high meadows and dappled forests are also a summer sanctuary for the other eight Cahuilla bands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Outside are a patio, meadows, a creek, juniper, piñon, and cottonwood trees, and Sangre de Cristo mountain views; Dixon's amenities are 5 miles away.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
This is Washington Irving country (the town of Sleepy Hollow is 10 miles south), with its glittering streams, ancient trees, and sylvan meadows.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadows
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By century’s end, up to 20% of all Earth’s land could experience abrupt ecosystem transformation, such as forests becoming grasslands, with attendant extinction and collapse of ecosystems.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to reduce fire risk in the community and regenerate fire-tolerant plant species, such as native grasslands.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CNN — Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all kinds of plants and wildlife, including elephants, rhinos and lions.Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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With the opening of the collegiate and prep grid seasons, elevens that play on the prairies and those that are more fortunate in securing inclosed grounds already have settled down to the task of reorganizing and drilling their squads.Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Our crew was most impressed, however, with the glades.Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024
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Backcountry skiers and splitboarders with avalanche safety equipment can exit a gate at the Diamond Peak summit and explore more cruisy glades, playful rock gardens, and steeper slopes.Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Meadows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadows. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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