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as in ranch
open land over which livestock may roam and feed horses grazing in a fenced pasture

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verb

as in to graze
to feed on grass or herbs pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing

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Recent Examples of pasture
Noun
The pastures were dotted with sheep, goats and cows whose milk is curdled into the region’s famous Tolminc, an earthy cheese with a touch of sweetness Roš incorporates into some of her creations. Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 The incident happened around 1 a.m. Monday, the North Dakota State Highway Patrol said in a news release, when a large amount of cattle left a pasture next to Interstate 94, exit 190, near Driscoll. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
This is when the wranglers round up the thundering herd of horses to bring them into the ranch for trail rides during the day and take them back out to pasture in the evening. Gwen Pratesi, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024 The group raised ducks and chickens and pastured their 150 sheep on the same hills the Palestinian shepherds had roamed before the war. Ben Hubbard Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 1 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for pasture 
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Noun
  • In her first episode, Hadid’s Sadie has a not-so-friendly run-in with Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly), and is later shown dressed in full Western gear, riding a horse during the auction at Yellowstone ranch.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In the photos, Hadid is sitting on a fence of horse pen at the eponymous ranch of the popular TV show wearing a blue V-neck sleeveless shirt with jeans and suede chaps.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The duo hits one of the shooters as the other escapes — and Badillo ends the encounter with critical wounds, while Janko gets grazed on the arm.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Crooks killed one and injured two while a bullet grazed Trump’s ear.
    Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Hurts only threw for 108 yards in that game and wide receiver AJ Brown criticized the passing offense after the matchup.
    Sam Joseph and, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Eagles started out slinging: Hurts up the seam to Grant Calcaterra for 22 yards; Hurts to Brown on a 7-yard slant; Hurts to DeVonta Smith for a 20-yard crosser.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Here in rural Somalia, where about 50% of the people depend on animals for their livelihoods, the locusts are eating the pasturage.
    NBC News, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2020
  • Except for some lands offering timber or pasturage, the far greater part of the land west of the line was by itself essentially not farmable.
    johnforristerross, Longreads, 2 July 2018
Noun
  • 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
  • This old style of hunting isn’t specific to the Canadian prairie, either.
    Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024

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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasture. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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