as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa
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Recent Examples of grassland
ProPublica and High Country News observed overgrazing in multiple states, including streambeds trampled by cattle, grasslands denuded by grazing and creeks fouled by cow corpses.
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 12 Jan. 2026
The James Kiehl River Bend Park spans 25 acres of grassland, woodland and riverfront habitats along the Guadalupe River.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Wright’s Field The 245-acre area in Alpine includes an open grassland that’s home to a variety of native species.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
Barns offered the perfect warm, safe environment for such nests but as the farm industry modernized, farmers plowed over grasslands and replaced wooden barns with buildings made from sturdier materials.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Dec. 2025
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 12 Jan. 2026
The James Kiehl River Bend Park spans 25 acres of grassland, woodland and riverfront habitats along the Guadalupe River.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Wright’s Field The 245-acre area in Alpine includes an open grassland that’s home to a variety of native species.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
Barns offered the perfect warm, safe environment for such nests but as the farm industry modernized, farmers plowed over grasslands and replaced wooden barns with buildings made from sturdier materials.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grassland
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In the Pawnee National Grassland of far northeastern Colorado are twin mounds that rise 300 feet above the prairie, dominating the view for miles.—
R. Scott Rappold,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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Federal policies encouraging farmers to plow the prairie led to the ecological catastrophe known as the Dust Bowl.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 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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The gene expression in the muscle tissue suggested a predominance of slow-twitch muscle fibers indicating the mammoth's muscles were built for stamina, ideal for long, steady travel across the cold, expansive steppes.—
Jay Kakade
December 03,
New Atlas,
3 Dec. 2025
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This large winter storm will take shape over the southern plains later this week.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Heavy snow is forecast for the southern high plains of Colorado and New Mexico on Friday, said Owen Shieh, a meteorologist at the NWS Weather Prediction Center in a public service announcement on social media.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026
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In the 1880s, Belgium’s King Leopold II annexed the entire Congo Basin, more than nine hundred thousand square miles of Central African jungle, highlands, savanna, and forest, Katanga included.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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That sheer size creates a surprising diversity of landscapes that set Ruaha apart from the Serengeti’s flatter savannas.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Grassland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grassland. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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