as in prairies
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
a folktale about gauchos on the pampas
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Recent Examples of pampas
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.
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026
This involves riding on gravel tracks across pampas, past fjords, and ranchlands.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
There, Patagonia stretches out into wide skies, windswept pampas, turquoise lakes, and towering ice fields.
—Eric Sheets, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
Some invasive ornamental grasses include pampas grass, Mexican feather grass, and fountaingrass.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026
This involves riding on gravel tracks across pampas, past fjords, and ranchlands.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
There, Patagonia stretches out into wide skies, windswept pampas, turquoise lakes, and towering ice fields.
—Eric Sheets, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
Some invasive ornamental grasses include pampas grass, Mexican feather grass, and fountaingrass.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pampas
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State biologists also consider prescribed burns, 88,000 of which take place each year, as essential for restoring prairies, forests and marshes with new growth.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Over 50 miles of trails lead through sand dunes, woodlands, prairies, and lush wetlands across the park’s 16,000 acres, and the ecological diversity is surprising for such a dense acreage.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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The coaster’s backstory incorporates the name of the village — named for the storms that sweep across the plains — and a local unbeatable bull that the matadors nicknamed Tormenta for his fierce strength and incredible speed.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 June 2026
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The lyrics chronicle life on the plains and the mining of bauxite, the world’s primary source of aluminum.—
Cassidy Sollazzo,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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Similar trends have played out in Central Asian steppes and South American plains.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Longer-running hiking trips take you everywhere from Western Greenland to the sea cliffs of the Faroe Islands, the steppes of Mongolia, or the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the San Luis Valley, ranchers have long spread water over their grasslands when temperatures start to freeze to create a sheet of ice over the vegetation.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
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Increasing appreciation and awareness of America's grasslands is key to accelerating conservation action, according to the coalition.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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This includes savannahs and shrublands.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Finally, Iris is a tribute to the native plant and flower of the sub-Saharan savannas that giraffes call home.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pampas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pampas. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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