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Recent Examples of sward
The soft Smyrna rug in the hall yields to the tread like a mossy sward, while a circular art glass window fills the hall with a pleasant subdued light.
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Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sward
Noun
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Inside the green cloth was a pine box, shut with tape and containing a pocket knife, a feather, grass, sage, lavender, tobacco and a rag — which wrapped around the dismembered big toe, per the Kent Reporter.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Clay and grass are the two most different surfaces in tennis.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Weeding your lawn doesn’t have to take hours out of your day or leave you achy once you’re done.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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This is the ideal time to solarize your lawn to kill grass and seeds in the upper six inches.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Gwynns Falls and Leakin parks (there’s a seamless connection between these two greenswards) stymied the highway builders 50-plus years ago.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Aug. 2024
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The usually pristine greensward at Fenway has patches of sod throughout the outfield, particularly in right field, after the recent Pink and Fall Out Boy concerts.—
Peter Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 Aug. 2023
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Foods like apples, leafy greens, yogurt and green tea may help to neutralize odor-causing compounds and support beneficial gut bacteria, which can reduce unpleasant body odors, said Palinski-Wade.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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Be ready to follow up with a short-term crop like leafy greens, beets, carrots, or even some types of corn!—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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“Sward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sward. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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