as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
vaqueros driving their herd of cattle across the campo
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Recent Examples of campo
First discovered: 3:41 p.m. Sep. 4 Initial location: San Diego County, Calif.
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: Mutual Aid/campo
A new wildfire was reported today at 3:41 p.m. in San Diego County, California.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Eugenio, whose large-scale figurative paintings have been exhibited across Europe, Latin America, and the US, exerts a fatherly influence across the campo.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Since 2019, Javier Farfan has been the quarterback — or, el mariscal de campo — overseeing a massive push to highlight the league-wide spectrum of Latinidad.
—Alan Chazaro, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
Some readers may note that three of the Marte daughters were born in the 1950s during the 30-year dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, yet there is no specific reference to his tyranny, his notorious preying on campo girls or the measures families took to protect them.
—Patricia Engel, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
The campo, which forms part of the 150,000-hectare Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, is best accessed via cable car.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2023
The German synagogue was constructed by a group of Ashkenazi Jews with five large windows that overlook the ghetto’s central square, or campo.
—New York Times, 4 May 2022
Vasquez is the youngest artist in the show, and his paintings show the joy of lively gatherings in the campo (meaning rural areas or the countryside in Spanish-speaking countries and within the Latinx diaspora).
—CNN, 31 Aug. 2021
Like many Puerto Ricans born in the campo (boondocks) or born before the 1950s, birth dates and timelines are a blurred suggestion.
—Illyanna Maisonet, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2018
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Eugenio, whose large-scale figurative paintings have been exhibited across Europe, Latin America, and the US, exerts a fatherly influence across the campo.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Since 2019, Javier Farfan has been the quarterback — or, el mariscal de campo — overseeing a massive push to highlight the league-wide spectrum of Latinidad.
—Alan Chazaro, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
Some readers may note that three of the Marte daughters were born in the 1950s during the 30-year dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, yet there is no specific reference to his tyranny, his notorious preying on campo girls or the measures families took to protect them.
—Patricia Engel, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
The campo, which forms part of the 150,000-hectare Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, is best accessed via cable car.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2023
The German synagogue was constructed by a group of Ashkenazi Jews with five large windows that overlook the ghetto’s central square, or campo.
—New York Times, 4 May 2022
Vasquez is the youngest artist in the show, and his paintings show the joy of lively gatherings in the campo (meaning rural areas or the countryside in Spanish-speaking countries and within the Latinx diaspora).
—CNN, 31 Aug. 2021
Like many Puerto Ricans born in the campo (boondocks) or born before the 1950s, birth dates and timelines are a blurred suggestion.
—Illyanna Maisonet, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campo
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The decision covers massive stretches of eastern Montana grasslands, rolling North Dakota prairie, and mountains and tundra of Alaska.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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In the 1980s, Nolin and Mutter helped coordinate the restoration of a natural prairie ecosystem at the site.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On the Kazakh steppe, centuries of nomadic tradition shaped a culture rooted in hospitality and community.—
Nina Subkhanberdina,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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From the frozen Arctic to the windswept Mongolian steppe, necessity and environment shaped diets that leaned heavily — sometimes almost entirely — on meat.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The team’s analysis showed that while dust devils occurred across the planet, many were found in Amazonis Planitia, one of the smoothest plains on Mars that is covered with dust and sand.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Tiny tornadoes of dust whirl across Mars's rusty plains far faster than scientists thought, a new study reveals.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some invasive ornamental grasses include pampas grass, Mexican feather grass, and fountaingrass.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Aug. 2025
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CNN — Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all kinds of plants and wildlife, including elephants, rhinos and lions.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The decision covers massive stretches of eastern Montana grasslands, rolling North Dakota prairie, and mountains and tundra of Alaska.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Rocking Star Adventures has four different tours that soar over the glaciers, mountains, and grasslands that form the park.—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Campo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campo. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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