Thesaurus results for LEA

lea

noun

ˈlē

variants or ley

Definition of lea

as in prairie

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country across the lea rolls a lonely wagon

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as in pasture

open land over which livestock may roam and feed the cattle were free to range over the lea

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Recent Examples of lea Years ago, William had plotted to pollute the the ley lines — the source of all witches and warlocks’ magical powers — which was foiled by a Mary, Graves and their coven sister Tamora (Keegan Connor Tracy). — Mya Copeland, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Plus, its scent evokes the heralding of springtime, with a fresh aroma of light rain on a grassy lea. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 Women make up 13% of the Sierra Leone parliament, 13% of the cabinet, and 19% of local government lea, according to Massaquoi. — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2023 That score came after Ohio State extended its lea to 38 points on a 32-yard touchdown catch by Emeka Egbuka earlier in the fourth quarter. — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022 Named for the city’s pre-1925 moniker, the lea was spared from possible development in 2003 by local conservation group Siskiyou Land Trust. — Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2019 The most obvious first step would be to see if there actually is a lea threshold that varies between cells. — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2012

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Noun

Vintage finds, including an antique Swedish farm table, sit alongside custom bronze racks, while a swath of grass has been installed along the length of the shopfront window, nodding to the prairies of Wescoat Pound’s native Midwest.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
On the ground, bike riders and hikers pass prairie plants and native grasses laden with early fall seed — little blue stem, yellow prairie grass, goldenrod, whorled milkweed, purple cone flower, common milkweed, coreopsis and others.

— Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of prairie

Noun

After the Palisades fire, the ranch began hosting weekly community potluck dinners for anyone who lost their home.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Another image — Jessie riding a real horse — helped inspire the ranch setting and a new character, Blaze.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranch

Noun

The landscape is dry and largely treeless, with canyons and volcanic monoliths periodically interrupting the otherwise unending steppe.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
In many of his shots, the big sky of Ukraine’s fields and steppe swallows the frame.

— Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of steppe

Noun

The settlers hurled stones with slings and set the groves on fire, chasing a group of journalists about 80 yards from the scene.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Here are five ways to make your Halloween display friendlier to the creatures that fly, slither and scurry through your yard.

— Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of yard

Noun

Filmed on the Mongolian grasslands, the film portrays the chaos of the early days of the Covid pandemic.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
The varied vegetation captured in this false-color image includes grassland, savannas and mopane trees, which appear bright red.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of grassland

Noun

Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Participants travel by horseback to South American landscapes few people ever reach, from vast valleys and sweeping pampas to ancient lenga forests and high plateaus populated with condors.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026

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