as in plains
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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Native to the plains of the United States, buffalo grass is a perennial, warm-season, fast-growing grass seed.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
4 Apr. 2026 -
The dry plains of Colorado have enough challenges for farmers this year, but the rising cost of fertilizer is adding to a difficult situation.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Palisades State Park Garretson, South Dakota South Dakota is well known for its vast prairies, rugged Badlands and forested Black Hills.—
Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Lake County continues to make up for past injustices to the Native Americans who once roamed the area’s prairies and woodlands.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 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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Folktales are filled with people fighting to survive in forests, steppes, and deserts, and evading and outwitting the wild beasts that dwell within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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The grasslands and hillsides act as a vast, uncluttered canvas for their colors, which typically bloom in March and last through April.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The canals are receding back into native grasslands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Champaigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champaigns. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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