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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 meadow
To create a wildflower meadow today, Hilliard reminded me, usually requires extensive design and costly work to manage native weeds that, left to their own devices, would take over.
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Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 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
The garden features a historic home, a pathway lined with greenery and garden fixtures and, of course, the expansive daylily meadow — perfect for photo opportunities.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2024
They are sometimes called wildflower tulips or wild tulips and are perfect for a less formal setting like a rock garden or a meadow.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 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
The garden features a historic home, a pathway lined with greenery and garden fixtures and, of course, the expansive daylily meadow — perfect for photo opportunities.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2024
They are sometimes called wildflower tulips or wild tulips and are perfect for a less formal setting like a rock garden or a meadow.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meadow
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The nonprofit hopes the new trees can rejuvenate the struggling population of existing oaks and slow fires by creating a natural buffer and fending off the invasive grasses that have replaced the native chaparral ecosystem.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Residents are also urged to avoid tossing cigarettes or matches onto dry grass, as this could ignite a wildfire.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Then, at the end of the quarter, quarterback Aidan O’Connell was knocked out of the game and carted off the field with a knee injury and an air cast on his leg.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Technology tests in include regolith sampling, regolith adherence, Global Navigation Satellite System abilities, radiation tolerant computing, and dust mitigation using electrodynamic fields.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, at a time when tropical forests and grasslands are besieged by farming, mining, and other threats, birdwatching tourism offers a real incentive to keep ecosystems intact.Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
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Surviving birds can sometimes be spotted in some of the seasonal wetlands and grasslands of the San Francisco Bay Area, such as Harvey Marsh in Sunnyvale Baylands Park, East Palo Alto’s Ravenswood Preserve, Fremont’s Coyote Hills Regional Park and along eastern Contra Costa County’s Suisun Bay.Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
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This six-day trip is rated level 3/4 and explores the lush mountain pastures of Alpe di Siusi and Alpe Seceda, set against the iconic Sassolungo Peak.Everett Potter, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The inn has 18 rooms and suites, and an award-winning restaurant that marries Bavarian specialties with farm-fresh regional fare sourced from local Park City pastures.Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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On September 18, the dot plot of median FOMC member forecasts conveyed that Fed members expected the federal funds rate to be at 3.4% at the end of 2025 and 2.9% at the end of 2026.Jason Schenker, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The Supreme Court’s statement said the police had new evidence suggesting that Braga Netto was involved in securing and delivering financial resources for the coup plot.Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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The lake was a white plain with patches of dark timber on the far shore.Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
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What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says about Mexico’s outgoing president Sept. 29, 2024 The canal networks were built as early as 4,000 years ago by semi-nomadic people in the Yucatan coastal plain.Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
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Ever since a devastating tornado encounter, Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) gave up chasing storms across the Oklahoma prairie to safely study them on screens in New York City.Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Smarsh goes back to glacial retreat to outline the history of the prairie and its importance as a vast ecosystem, at one time an abundant home for plants and wildlife alike.Krista Stevens, Longreads, 4 Sep. 2024
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According to Evers' order, the American flag and the Wisconsin state flag will fly at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations belonging to the state of Wisconsin.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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The printer involves a movable framework with a printhead attached to a rig that moves across a ground layer.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meadow. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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