as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
hold a festival on the downs
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as in drops
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
downed his opponent with one stunning blow
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as in sips
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda
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as in dismisses
to reject by or as if by a vote
all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downs
Noun
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Upstairs from the bar in the boarding house, lost souls confess their secrets to a prairie witch named the Antidote.—
Lauren LeBlanc,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025 -
Go glamping surrounded by prairie grasslands here and hike and bike along 100 miles of lonely trails.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Use it for fresh buds or a few pampas stems to liven up your living room or sleeping space.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 Oct. 2023
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Shop vibrant blooms like coral daisies, autumn sunflowers and golden yarrow, plus grass stems like pampas, wheat and bunny tails.—
Alyssa Gautieri,
Good Housekeeping,
13 June 2023
Verb
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Besides honey, no other food or drink should be given after a child swallows a battery.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
28 Nov. 2024
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If a child swallows a battery, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia also warns against trying to induce vomiting, giving any medication, drinking milk or water or trying the Heimlich maneuver.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
28 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Once Glasco’s patch of grass ignited without a problem, firefighters lit other small fires in the meadow.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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And Texas islands, with their shallow bays and seagrass meadows, are home to an extensive amount of wildlife.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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First, there are those who lip-sync – like Kili Paul, a Tanzanian social media star who performs Bollywood and other movie hits against the backdrop of his rural community — a mix of greenery and low-slung buildings.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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But the next wave hits different.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Amidst the towering oak trees, visitors can spot fallow, red and roe deer grazing all throughout the year, while the park’s vast plains and jagged rock formations also form the perfect haven for a diverse array of raptors.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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In the late 1800s, there were as many as a million living among prairie dog colonies in the plains, as far north as Saskatchewan and as far south as northern Mexico.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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If Chicago eats about half the deal, the Dodgers could trade a pitcher like Bobby Miller to the Windy City to appease the Cubs and bring Suzuki to Los Angeles.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
22 Dec. 2024
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Sombrero ground lizards are a small reptile that primarily eats the eggs of ground-nesting birds, corn, and other plants.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Downs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downs. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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