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or ley
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as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
across the lea rolls a lonely wagon
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Recent Examples of lea
Women make up 13% of the Sierra Leone parliament, 13% of the cabinet, and 19% of local government lea, according to Massaquoi.
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Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2023
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
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
Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2023
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lea
Noun
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Image In a pale prairie dress styled with blond wavy hair, the singer conjured an effortlessly glamorous milkmaid while performing with Arca.—
Anthony Rotunno,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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These birds are often seen foraging, perhaps stepping across the prairie in a line to flush insect prey from the grass.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Our trek began at Saint Bees, surrounded by green pastures, rocky beaches, and light brown bluffs.—
Mike Nolan,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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Farmers can no longer irrigate their crops, and shepherds can no longer reach their pastures.—
Taylor Luck,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
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On the background of their ceaseless journey is the glorious Venetian plains, landscapes and settlements that seem to be stuck in a transitionary space, like Carlobianchi and Doriano, somewhere between urban and pastoral.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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When approached from the relatively flat plain to the east, the pit appears suddenly beneath a small rise.—
Michael Ray Taylor,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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And today, over a century after logging ceased in 1918, Converse Basin Grove remains a patchwork of young conifer plantations and open meadows dotted with massive stumps.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Keep your eyes out in damp meadows or near streams around places like Grass Valley and Nevada City, where locals report summer sightings.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Delta also gives us a ballpark range that an option has of expiring in the money, giving it value.—
Michael Martin,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The disclosure report shows Moskowitz bought a range of technology, pharmaceutical, and industrial stocks.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Its 129 homer park factor ranks 1st in the majors, and like Sutter Health, its homer percentage exceeds the league average across all fly ball exit speed buckets, with 78.7% of 105+ mph, 40.7% of 100-105 mph, 12.9% of 95-100 mph and 1.6% of 90-95 mph fly balls leaving the yard.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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These layers will lead the eye upward and make a yard feel properly drenched in green. 5.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2025
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The evidence, in other words, doesn’t point to an organized, mass rampage across the steppes.—
ByAndrew Curry,
science.org,
24 Feb. 2025
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This led to the extinction of the Caspian tiger — a once dominant predator on the forested steppes of western and central Asia.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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“Lea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lea. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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