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Recent Examples of pasture
Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The cattle farmers seek out new pastures, pushing the agricultural frontier ever deeper into the rainforest.
—Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
Lamb’s duty to his country is to oversee a group of outcast UK secret service operatives sent out to pasture at a rickety outpost known as Slough House.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 July 2024
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Noun
Embracing a family farm model and raising hens on pasture also protects birds from avian influenza.
—Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The cattle farmers seek out new pastures, pushing the agricultural frontier ever deeper into the rainforest.
—Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Things have come so far that last year, BMO dropped its last name — Harris — ending a 141-year run for a quintessentially Chicago banking brand, and likely putting its venerable cartoon mascot, Hubert the Harris Lion, out to pasture for good.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
Lamb’s duty to his country is to oversee a group of outcast UK secret service operatives sent out to pasture at a rickety outpost known as Slough House.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasture
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The name of the town near the ranch, Teuchitlán, has become a rallying cry for justice and shorthand for distrust in the government.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The ranch has cabins, glamping tents on platforms overlooking the river, and 10 primitive tent sites that either offer mountain views or river access.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The dad got out his black and pink semi-automatic pistol and hit his older son in the face, causing the gun to go off and graze the boy’s ear and jaw, according to investigators.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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During a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a 20-year-old gunman opened fire on Mr. Trump, grazing his ear with a bullet.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Its 129 homer park factor ranks 1st in the majors, and like Sutter Health, its homer percentage exceeds the league average across all fly ball exit speed buckets, with 78.7% of 105+ mph, 40.7% of 100-105 mph, 12.9% of 95-100 mph and 1.6% of 90-95 mph fly balls leaving the yard.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The move to sell the business was prompted by the Wallace family’s desire to continue providing greener resources for food and yard waste on a bigger scale.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The authors’ arguments in defense of the prairie and its people deserve attention.—
Monitor staff,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
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Beneath its wide skies and quiet prairies lies a rugged and surprising variety of landscapes with trails galore.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
20 May 2025
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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasture. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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