greensward

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Recent Examples of greensward What better way to achieve a comfy outdoor living space than to carpet the yard in a nice greensward. — Ted Steinberg, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023 Games chairman Billy Payne insisted that 21 acres of blighted downtown property between CNN and Georgia Tech — old industrial buildings and a housing project — be transformed into a rolling and rollicking greensward. — Dan Chapman, ajc, 26 July 2016 For supporters of the garden, yet another delay means more time to enjoy a lovely greensward. — Curbed, 7 Nov. 2022 The sap doesn’t flow to any appreciable extent; few red robins are visible, and there is no excess of greensward. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2022 See All Example Sentences for greensward
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  1. grass
  2. lawn
  3. green
Noun
  • Most days, these cattle live out docile, carefree lives on the ranch, grazing on tall grass.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In Southern landscapes, warm-season grasses dominate.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of grass
Noun
  • Frykowski and Folger managed to escape, but the killers caught up with them, stabbing them to death and leaving their bodies on the lawn.
    — Emily Krauser, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The Morningside Heights university became the epicenter of protest activity last school year when students pitched tents in support of Gaza on the campus lawns, launching a wave of encampments across American colleges.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of lawn
Noun
  • By comparison, Scheffler gained 3,099 strokes around the green to win The PLAYERS Championship a year ago.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Customers, or casual donut enthusiasts, who wear green to participating Krispy Kreme shops between March 15 and March 17 can can get one free O'riginal Glazed Doughnut, no purchase necessary.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
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