pasturelands

noun

plural of pastureland
as in pastures

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  1. pastures
  2. grasslands
  3. meadows
  4. moors
Noun
  • The animals tear up crops, pastures, fences, roads and waterways, damage habitat used by native wildlife and can carry diseases capable of affecting livestock, wildlife and humans.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • As the hurricane approached, shelters were opened, events were canceled and ranchers were urged to leave their cattle in pastures rather than structures that might collapse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of pastures
Noun
  • The urban-wildland interface — where human development intermingles with wild places such as scrublands, grasslands and forests — is the fastest-growing land-use type in the United States.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Swim, canoe, geocache, and bird-watch among Bastrop State Park’s mosaic of pines, oaks, shrubs, and grasslands, which are punctuated by a carpet of bluebonnets each spring.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of grasslands
Noun
  • Lawns showed the least activity of soil organisms, with agricultural fields and meadows ranging in the middle.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Across approximately 265,000 acres, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado has everything from forest and flowering meadows to breathtaking mountains and alpine lakes.
    — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of meadows
Noun
  • Everything about this verdant, bucolic space is antithetical to the fog, fire, and wide-open, sprawling moors that have so far dominated the movie.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • As do the moors that stretch behind the parsonage.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Definition of moors
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“Pasturelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasturelands. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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