as in plain
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
after days of trudging through dense forest, the explorers came upon a vast champaign
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Noun
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The rhetorical pattern after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti makes this plain.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Its silvery surface is scarred by dark regions known as lunar maria, where molten lava once flooded enormous impact basins before hardening to create enormous basaltic plains.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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He is seen surrounded by an ocean of brown prairie grass, gone dormant for the winter.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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Wetlands in the area are also home to Everglades snail kites, which hunt for apple snails in freshwater marshes, and other rare species that once inhabited vast wet prairies drained for highways and neighborhoods.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Morning in the steppe is blinding, pink.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Unlike Argentina’s open steppes, Chilean Patagonia hugs the Pacific coast and is carved by glacial valleys covered in with dense vegetation.—
Eric Sheets,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Dec. 2025
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All four European expeditions saw a Rapa Nui of gardens and grassland, with no forest or tall trees; Roggeveen had specifically noted Islanders’ excitement at the sight of timber.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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In summer, look for grizzlies wandering among the grasslands of the park’s Hayden Valley.—
Laura Kiniry,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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There, Patagonia stretches out into wide skies, windswept pampas, turquoise lakes, and towering ice fields.—
Eric Sheets,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Dec. 2025
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The earthy palette of browns, pampa greens, and guanaco beiges further enhances the collection’s life-in-the-great-outdoors vibe, only occasionally countered with pops of vivid blue and black.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Champaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champaign. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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