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also savannah
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
lions roaming the savanna
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Recent Examples of savanna
The median life expectancy for a female African savanna elephant in captivity is about 39 years.
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Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Belle and the zoo's third African savanna elephant, Brittany, are around the same age as Ruth, a previous Journal Sentinel story reported.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
This region is more densely populated by Neptune-like worlds than both the desert and the savanna.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Amazon rainforest could wither into a savanna; coral reefs could bleach ghost-white; a major current in the Atlantic Ocean might go slack and fail to deliver warmth to Europe, turning Scotland into Siberia.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Belle and the zoo's third African savanna elephant, Brittany, are around the same age as Ruth, a previous Journal Sentinel story reported.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
This region is more densely populated by Neptune-like worlds than both the desert and the savanna.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Amazon rainforest could wither into a savanna; coral reefs could bleach ghost-white; a major current in the Atlantic Ocean might go slack and fail to deliver warmth to Europe, turning Scotland into Siberia.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savanna
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Badlands, North Dakota North Dakota’s Badlands is known for its rugged landscape, including sweeping hills, prairie grasses, canyons and rock formations, as well as native wildlife.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Salvias and native prairie plants should only have a thin layer of mulch and don't need any if plantings are dense.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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The mighty Sino-Spanish Empire balloons to rule much of Asia, and then expands westward, across the Central Asian steppes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Pettit’s latest space mission, a 220-day jaunt, concluded on his 70th birthday on April 20, when the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that carried him and his two crewmates touched down in the steppe of Kazakhstan.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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As the evening concluded, C·one announced plans to create a new AI film about his hometown region grasslands, while exploring how to better integrate AI with traditional storytelling techniques.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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While passing near a grassland in the park, rangers noticed a herd of antelope with one white individual.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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For its plains and contrasts palette, the mélange and colors were inspired by women’s fashion.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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From the dramatic depths of Tycho and Copernicus craters to the smooth plains of Mare Tranquillitatis, each lunar landmark holds clues about the moon's violent past and geological evolution.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Savanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savanna. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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