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grass

noun

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as in lawn

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Recent Examples of grass Mock skeletons are everywhere in the weeks leading up to Halloween, but a real one turned up as someone was mowing grass in eastern North Carolina, police say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2026 The club discussed using him as a pinch-hitter or a DH in Games 3 and 4 at Yankee Stadium, a grass field. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 Some of these spaces were inhabited by horses or llamas, but many were just sown with Kentucky blue grass that was carefully cut every weekend. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Exit 31 has a nondescript chain-link fence and grass that could use a trimming. — James Barron, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grass

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The oceanfront lawn, beachfront restaurant, and intricate sand sculptures complete the picture.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center’s parking deck lawn, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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Being alive in a coastal paradise went a long way toward rewarding everyone present, and cameras provided a worldwide TV audience with spectacular views of the cliffs, the ocean and the greensward.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2026
This means that overseeing with a cool season grass, expect in the mildest winters, will be necessary to maintain a greensward throughout the winter months.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025

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grassed (on)

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