as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa
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Recent Examples of grassland
Their large lungs pull oxygen from the thin air, and their leathery foot pads grip without damaging the fragile grasslands.
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David Nolan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
The research team captured adults of the new species in September in the Páramo de Guerrero’s high-altitude grasslands at an elevation of about 11,500 feet above sea level, the study said.
—Lauren Liebhaber
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
The Experience With everything set up, my wife and I embarked on an overlanding journey south from Delhi, crossing varied terrains – from hot plains and wet grasslands to high mountains – eventually reaching the southernmost tip of India.
—New Atlas, 1 July 2025
The Forest Service manages 193 million acres of forests and grasslands, while the BLM is responsible for about 245 million acres, and the measure would generally affect lands closest to existing neighborhoods.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 25 June 2025
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David Nolan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
The research team captured adults of the new species in September in the Páramo de Guerrero’s high-altitude grasslands at an elevation of about 11,500 feet above sea level, the study said.
—Lauren Liebhaber
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
The Experience With everything set up, my wife and I embarked on an overlanding journey south from Delhi, crossing varied terrains – from hot plains and wet grasslands to high mountains – eventually reaching the southernmost tip of India.
—New Atlas, 1 July 2025
The Forest Service manages 193 million acres of forests and grasslands, while the BLM is responsible for about 245 million acres, and the measure would generally affect lands closest to existing neighborhoods.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grassland
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In the tall-grass prairies that once spread out across pre-settlement Indiana, tiny ground squirrels scurried through the wildflowers, grasses and shrubs.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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Authorities had been searching for her since, with previous efforts including a large-scale search at the Springbrook prairie conducted Aug. 4.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the Mongolian steppe, nomadic communities used satellite data to better allocate the size of their herds ahead of winter.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Similar incentives simultaneously drew Russian farmers to the forests in the steppes of Central Asia and Chinese settlers to what is now Sichuan Province during the same centuries—land grants, tax relief, and the prospect of land security.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Over the past 20 years, work by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage Department included removing concrete from several local rivers and streams, creating more space in flood plains and creating urban spots with the ability to soak up more water during rainfall.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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That 13% weekly advance, its best in more than five years, was the result of a short squeeze plain and simple, and it couldn't be contained.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Aug. 2025
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Here, Hensman keeps a herd of seven African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana).—
Ed Stoddard,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 June 2025
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The species was once plentiful in Brazil’s savanna, or Cerrado, until farming and timber plantations took over the landscape, according to the zoo.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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“Grassland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grassland. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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