Thesaurus results for TURF

turf

noun

Definition of turf

as in territory

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Recent Examples of turf Given his record of four straight wins in the 1 3/8-mile Del Mar Handicap turf marathon, Gold Phoenix is the logical performance favorite as well as the sentimental favorite with Del Mar fans to win the three-turn race on the grass. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 Atletico also will play both Norwegian teams and is one of four teams heading inside the Arctic Circle to play on Bodø/Glimt ’s artificial turf. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 In addition to MetLife Stadium, several venues across the United States replaced artificial turf with grass for the World Cup games earlier this summer, according to ESPN. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 When a rival organization starts to muscle in on their turf, Harry must protect the family while also making sure things don't escalate into all-out war. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turf

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Noun

The ball rolled all the way into the Rays’ bullpen in foul territory while Taylor sprinted to third.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Because sardines are unusually sensitive to temperature, warming water as a result of climate change is pushing the fish into new territories farther away from fishermen.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of territory

Noun

But the only clinical trial data that Dyson has been able to provide to Allure is a four-week study of 60 subjects, comparing the results of a manual toothbrush and a CameraJet.

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Too invested in protecting its models and fitting in, the Establishment had unfairly treated exciting subjects like cryonics (humans being frozen for future revival) and self-replicating nanomachines.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026