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
When there is far less snow cover than normal in forests and grasslands, or if snow melts earlier in the year than usual, vegetation has more time to dry out and become fuel for fires.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Advocates raised awareness on the importance of conserving Indiana’s wetlands and grasslands and its correlation with the bird population.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Natural phenomena and animal science Five miles east of town, the University of California’s Hopland Research and Extension Center spans 5,300 acres of oak woodland, grassland, chaparral and riparian habitat, operating since 1951.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Nonnative livestock — not just horses and cows but also donkeys, pigs and sheep — thrived in the vast grasslands, plains and deserts of the New World.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Advocates raised awareness on the importance of conserving Indiana’s wetlands and grasslands and its correlation with the bird population.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Natural phenomena and animal science Five miles east of town, the University of California’s Hopland Research and Extension Center spans 5,300 acres of oak woodland, grassland, chaparral and riparian habitat, operating since 1951.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Nonnative livestock — not just horses and cows but also donkeys, pigs and sheep — thrived in the vast grasslands, plains and deserts of the New World.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grassland
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Hundreds of thousands of acres, including many former rice plantations, have been conserved in the area between Beaufort and Charleston, and marshes there stretch out like coastal prairies.—
Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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These sheets are made to feel lightweight and breathable, which tracks considering this print looks perfectly suited for a hot night on the prairie.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 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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Even today, its influence stretches from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the far reaches of low Earth orbit.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Further inland and to the south, Wolwedans Boulders Camp sits atop an island of granite and sandy plains found within a private nature reserve deep in the desert.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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Fire danger will be elevated in the I-25 corridor on Tuesday, in the northeast plains on Wednesday and from the foothills to the plains between Thursday and Saturday, forecasters said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Brasília was built from scratch, in the middle of nowhere, in the hostile climate of the Cerrado—a savanna-like biome—hundreds of miles from any highway, railway, or airport.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
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The habitat, the largest project in the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s 109-year history, is home to the park’s herd of eight African savanna elephants.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Grassland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grassland. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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