astroturf

UK /ˈæstɹoʊˌtɝf/ US /ˈæstɹoʊˌtɝf/

noun 5verb 3adj 1

Definitions

noun

A synthetic material used in sports grounds as a durable substitute for natural grass.

And then there's AstroTurf. Invented in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and patented by Monsanto in 1965, AstroTurf is the world's first synthetic turf used as a sports playing surface, coming to fame—and its name—when it was put into the Houston Astrodome in 1966.

Alternative form of Astroturf.

verb

Alternative spelling of Astroturf.

noun

Alternative spelling of AstroTurf.

Collocations

ADJ.

defining, elite, left, springy, under

VERB + ASTROTURF

assure, feature, interests

ASTROTURF + NOUN

car, groups, hugh's, letters, sitting-room, world's

PREP.

from, in, in

ADV.

then

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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But what was there left to Astroturf? The sitting-room? Hugh's bald patch?

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Is it just me, or is it hard to find anyone nowadays to Astroturf your car?

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We have been Astroturfed by some of the biggest players in the business. As you will read in the coming pages, a reasonable-sounding group called Americans for Balanced Energy Choices spent us$40 mill

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Can we assure readers that astroturf letters will not appear as letters in The Star? Unfortunately, no. At least a dozen Web sites from which astroturf can be generated have been identified. Many more

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The defining feature of astroturf groups is that they are generated by an industry, think tank, or front group, but disguised to appear as a spontaneous, popular 'grassroots' effort. They are created

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Usage Notes

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