1
: plants (such as grass) grown for the feeding especially of grazing animals
2
: land or a plot of land used for grazing
3
: the feeding of livestock : grazing
pastured; pasturing
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Examples of pasture in a Sentence
Noun
The horses were grazing in the pasture.
Most of their land is pasture.
Verb
The horses are pastured on several acres of land.
pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing
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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
Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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
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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
Verb
Jimmi Simpson, in a rare recurring Western role, plays Solomon’s boss, Tom Simpson, a disgraced banker put out to pasture at the Tokyo branch.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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
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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasture. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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pasture
1 of 2 noun
pas·ture
ˈpas-chər 
1
: plants (as grass) for feeding especially grazing animals
2
: land or a plot of land used for grazing
pasture
2 of 2 verb
pastured; pasturing
2
: to feed (as cattle) on pasture
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