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
The medium-sized bats primarily live in arid grasslands, desert scrublands, and dry tropical forests.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
24 June 2026
In the San Luis Valley, ranchers have long spread water over their grasslands when temperatures start to freeze to create a sheet of ice over the vegetation.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
However, not so long ago—well, geologically speaking—the Sahara was green and verdant, filled with woodlands, grasslands, lakes, and rivers, as well as plants and animals that are not found in the region today.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Increasing appreciation and awareness of America's grasslands is key to accelerating conservation action, according to the coalition.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Palos Hills and its diverse ecosystems of grasslands, wetlands, savannas, and woodlands.
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Diane Penningroth,
Midwest Living,
12 June 2026
Beginning in 2017 and accelerating more recently, regional subsidiaries of energy companies such as PowerChina have built three solar panel power plants – enough to generate about 1 gigawatt of power – and a dozen wind turbines on the area’s open grasslands.
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Sanggay Tashi,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
About 40 percent of the population still lives a nomadic lifestyle, and the country is known for its vast, untamed grasslands, which are unmarred by fences or paved roads.
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Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
As grasslands expanded and forests receded, the open landscapes favored pursuit predators like early members of the genus Canis.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
24 June 2026
In the San Luis Valley, ranchers have long spread water over their grasslands when temperatures start to freeze to create a sheet of ice over the vegetation.
—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
However, not so long ago—well, geologically speaking—the Sahara was green and verdant, filled with woodlands, grasslands, lakes, and rivers, as well as plants and animals that are not found in the region today.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Increasing appreciation and awareness of America's grasslands is key to accelerating conservation action, according to the coalition.
—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Palos Hills and its diverse ecosystems of grasslands, wetlands, savannas, and woodlands.
—
Diane Penningroth,
Midwest Living,
12 June 2026
Beginning in 2017 and accelerating more recently, regional subsidiaries of energy companies such as PowerChina have built three solar panel power plants – enough to generate about 1 gigawatt of power – and a dozen wind turbines on the area’s open grasslands.
—
Sanggay Tashi,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
About 40 percent of the population still lives a nomadic lifestyle, and the country is known for its vast, untamed grasslands, which are unmarred by fences or paved roads.
—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
As grasslands expanded and forests receded, the open landscapes favored pursuit predators like early members of the genus Canis.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grasslands
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Nearly 1,500 butterflies will be released back into prairies in Michigan and Manitoba in July.
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State biologists also consider prescribed burns, 88,000 of which take place each year, as essential for restoring prairies, forests and marshes with new growth.
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Audiences tuned in weekly to watch tales of law, justice and survival unfold against a backdrop of rugged plains and rising moral stakes in Dodge City, Kan.
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Most travelers visit Africa for wildlife moments such as elephants at a waterhole, lions in the grass and rhinos on open plains.
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Similar trends have played out in Central Asian steppes and South American plains.
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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.
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This includes savannahs and shrublands.
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Finally, Iris is a tribute to the native plant and flower of the sub-Saharan savannas that giraffes call home.
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“Grasslands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grasslands. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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