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
The train winds through the Great Karoo Desert, a sparsely populated area of vast open plains, savannas, and grassland.
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Alesandra Dubin, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Among the new routes, the Sycamore Valley Short Ridge Trail is a popular 2-mile loop for hikers and dog owners, offering a moderate 320-foot elevation gain through grasslands with panoramic views of nearby hills and Mount Diablo, along with opportunities to spot deer, birds and other wildlife.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Key artwork for Kirby Air Riders for the Nintendo Switch 2, showing Kirby atop a mechanical star, floating above grassland.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Open meadows and grasslands, like those found at Escondido’s Daley Ranch, Ramona Grasslands, the Hollenbeck Canyon and San Felipe Wildlife areas, and Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve are all places where hikers might encounter male tarantulas.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Alesandra Dubin, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Among the new routes, the Sycamore Valley Short Ridge Trail is a popular 2-mile loop for hikers and dog owners, offering a moderate 320-foot elevation gain through grasslands with panoramic views of nearby hills and Mount Diablo, along with opportunities to spot deer, birds and other wildlife.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Key artwork for Kirby Air Riders for the Nintendo Switch 2, showing Kirby atop a mechanical star, floating above grassland.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Open meadows and grasslands, like those found at Escondido’s Daley Ranch, Ramona Grasslands, the Hollenbeck Canyon and San Felipe Wildlife areas, and Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve are all places where hikers might encounter male tarantulas.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grassland
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Hikers will pass by Texas persimmon trees and bluestem prairie grass, with armadillos and rabbits popping in and out of the wilderness.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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Dune and swale systems are globally rare; this topographic variation — upland in the dunes, lowland in the swales — combines with the region’s unique confluence of biomes — particularly oak savanna, prairie and wetlands — to pack a lot of biodiversity into the preserve’s 42 acres.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Identification of microbes The team used genomic and bioinformatic techniques to analyze the remains of woolly and steppe mammoths.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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The meeting was held in a squat building in the middle of the sagebrush-steppe landscape.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The new, fully customizable itinerary showcases equally powerful landscapes, ranging from the sweeping dunes of Sossusvlei to the vast deserts of Damaraland to the rugged mountains and sprawling plains of Kaokoland.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
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This region, situated to the southeast of Lake Chapala, bordering the state of Michoacán, is characterized by fertile plains and rugged highlands.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Ruth — one of three African savanna elephants at the Milwaukee County Zoo — took a tumble.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The area is characterized by fertile volcanic soils, lower temperature and higher rainfall than the arid and savanna zones around the mountain, attracting people who will settle on the slopes.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Grassland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grassland. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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