as in prairies
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 grasslands
On March 12 the largest wildfire in Nebraska history ripped through 640,000 acres of grasslands, destroying homes, barns, ranches, and fences.
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Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
High up on a ridge overlooking the rolling grasslands of northern Montana’s Great Plains, the vast ancestral land of the Blackfeet Nation sprawls before me.
—Karen Gardiner, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
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, 10 Apr. 2026
The canals are receding back into native grasslands.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Conditions may have fluctuated between dry grasslands and forested, humid environments depending on the period.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
Manchester State Park features a beach, sand dunes and flat grasslands, with nearly 18,000 feet of ocean frontage, according to the park’s website.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The lack of rain is causing native grasslands to be replaced by desert shrubs, shrinking the available grazing habitat for cattle.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The burn will help keep native grasses healthy and growing, which supports bobolinks and other wildlife that depend on open grasslands.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
High up on a ridge overlooking the rolling grasslands of northern Montana’s Great Plains, the vast ancestral land of the Blackfeet Nation sprawls before me.
—Karen Gardiner, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
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, 10 Apr. 2026
The canals are receding back into native grasslands.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Conditions may have fluctuated between dry grasslands and forested, humid environments depending on the period.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
Manchester State Park features a beach, sand dunes and flat grasslands, with nearly 18,000 feet of ocean frontage, according to the park’s website.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The lack of rain is causing native grasslands to be replaced by desert shrubs, shrinking the available grazing habitat for cattle.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The burn will help keep native grasses healthy and growing, which supports bobolinks and other wildlife that depend on open grasslands.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grasslands
Noun
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As a native to prairies, meadows, and open woods, this garden favorite cannot tolerate having 'wet feet' and requires the optimal drainage sandy soil provides.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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Guitarist-banjoist Paul Lecours and singer-poet Karsyn Henderson formed Truck Violence after moving from the remote prairies of Alberta to the busy metropolis of Montreal as 17-year-olds.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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White represents the frozen North, brown evokes the continents and plains of the South, green looks towards the West with its forest and jungles and blue symbolizes the Eastern horizon where the ocean and sky meet.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The border closure particularly affects cattle feedlots and ranchers who graze cattle in the southern plains.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 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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Elephants are among the planet’s most majestic creatures, gentle giants who walk steadfastly through the savannas, forests and deserts of Africa and Asia.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
2 Apr. 2026
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No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Grasslands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grasslands. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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