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
Despite their incredibly unique look, quaggas were once very common across various grasslands in South Africa.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Typically, the bird is found in dry pastures and open spaces and prefers grasslands over coasts.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
The species is also found in open grassland, including in a small range.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, or Roadless Rule, prohibits the new construction of roads and timber harvesting on nearly 45 million acres of national forests and grasslands.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Typically, the bird is found in dry pastures and open spaces and prefers grasslands over coasts.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
The species is also found in open grassland, including in a small range.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, or Roadless Rule, prohibits the new construction of roads and timber harvesting on nearly 45 million acres of national forests and grasslands.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grassland
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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
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One way to pair the two experiences is a ride on the Grand Canyon Railway, where travelers can see high desert, prairie and pine forest landscapes on a 4½ hour round-trip train ride that starts in the Route 66 town of Williams and stops at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
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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Iconic species like cheetahs, leopards and the black rhino are found in the plains and forests of Tanzania.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Aquifers collapsed, fertile plains subsided, and deserts spread.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Located right outside of town in neighboring Moss Point, the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve offers 18,000 acres of pine savannas, salt marshes, bays, bayous, and salt pannes to explore.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Grassland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grassland. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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