pastureland

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Recent Examples of pastureland The property is made up of 10 parcels over 1,745 acres and includes 50-75 acres of fertile pastureland, six ponds and seven natural springs. Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024 More than 80 percent of alpine farm income comes from government subsidies — many for keeping the pastureland clear of encroaching trees, which are nudging uphill with warmer temperatures. George Steinmetz Catherine Porter, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024 Bought last year with OnlyFans money, the 10 acres of pastureland once held a grove of pecan trees. Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023 Goats graze in the pastureland above, and bees hum in the apricot trees on the adjacent hillside. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for pastureland 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastureland
Noun
  • As lack of rainfall wreaks havoc on plant life, the Samburu people struggle to find grazing pasture for their cattle.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Based on a study published in Nature Sustainability a few months ago, 1.4 million hectares (the equivalent of nine cities the size of Greater London) were deforested in 2015 to open space for pasture for cows to graze.
    Simi Thambi​, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The World Resources Institute noted that 1.7 gallons of corn ethanol are required to make 1 gallon of sustainable aviation fuel — necessitating corn acreage expansion that could jeopardize forests and grasslands.
    Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Since then, the mammals, who are highly adaptable and can live in towns and cities as well as forests and grasslands, have bred swiftly.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Stay at Sunriver Resort to gain access to the private heathland-style Crosswater (one of the Golf Digest honorees).
    Sunset Magazine, Sunset Magazine, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Trails weave through woods and heathland, veering to the rocky shore where harlequin ducks bob about the breakers.
    Jeanine Barone, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • Biel kept the rest of her look low ley, wearing a black peacoat and trousers.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
  • While Watkins thought of ley lines as prehistoric walking paths or trade routes defined by invisible roads connecting various ancient structures and landmarks, the idea has had different interpretations over the years.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • Published by Brontë under the pseudonym Ellis Bell a year before her death, Wuthering Heights is set in the Yorkshire moors and revolves around the intense and often destructive relationships between two families: the Earnshaws and the Lintons.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Now, Robbie, Elordi, and Fennell will bring us moor.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024

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“Pastureland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastureland. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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