Thesaurus results for LAWNS

lawns

noun

plural of lawn

as in grasses

an area of ground (such as the ground around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with short grass We had a picnic on the lawn in front of the monument. a neighborhood with well-kept lawns

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Recent Examples of lawns Central Florida has been overtaken by frightening fiends and ghoulish gatherings on front lawns of suburban homes as Halloween fast approaches. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Farmers will have to fallow their alfalfa fields, homeowners pull out their lawns, industries will have to reform. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 The neighbors, who had till then lived in a conventional suburban setting — two-story colonials, wide lawns — were appalled. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026 Reservoirs have already fallen perilously low -- with one lake so dry this year that a small town nearby let its Little League field go dry and temporarily forbade residents from washing cars or watering lawns. — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 The neighborhood itself, full of wide, browning lawns and empty lots, is called the Boneyard. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 One Southern California town is even encouraging residents to secure hallowed decorations—the giant skeleton and inflatable pumpkins haunting front lawns. — Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The renderings show green lawns, walking paths, and gathering places above portions of the interstate. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Outside, the grounds include lawns, meadows, and a kitchen garden that supplies vegetables and cut flowers. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

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Most gardens naturally have crevices that many plants will gladly make home like; Sedum, succulents, various grasses (like Emerald' zoysia grass here), creeping thyme, Rupturwort, New Zealand Brass Buttons, and various mosses.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
Ornamental grasses add texture and movement Muhly grass and fountain grass bring a different kind of beauty to summer landscapes.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026

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The column warns that the disputes could extend beyond the election, potentially providing grounds to challenge results or undermine their legitimacy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The park is just part of a 247-acre property, owned by Ada County, that also hosts the Western Idaho Fair grounds and the Boise Hawks baseball stadium.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

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