grasslands

noun

plural of grassland
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 More than 85% of the world’s wetlands are gone, according to researchers, and North America has already lost more than half its grasslands. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026 Up to a million wild black-footed ferrets once bounded in the grasslands from Canada to Mexico, between Arizona and Kansas. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026 The move comes during one of the Mara’s busiest periods, when the annual wildebeest migration draws huge numbers of animals, tourists and conservation teams onto the grasslands. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Junon bears the brunt of Weapons’ attacks in defense of the planet, parts of Gongaga have been flooded, and the grasslands look remarkably different from above. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 The lack of water has ravaged grasslands and left ranchers unable to grow enough hay, forcing them to buy feed for their cows at high prices. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Set in British Columbia’s Thompson Valley, the city is surrounded by rolling hills, rivers, and grasslands—a noticeable change from the coastal forests seen earlier in the day. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026 Today, the 558,000-acre reserve works to rehabilitate forests, grasslands, streams, and former mining areas while restoring native wildlife. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026 They can also be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, grasslands, scrub brush, swamps and deserts. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grasslands
  1. prairies
  2. plains
  3. steppes
  4. savannas
Noun
  • Over his shoulder was an enormous portrait of the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader Carrie Nation, an icon of resistance to the excesses of the first Gilded Age, when similar discontent had roiled the prairies.
    — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Yet the black-footed ferret remains the face of conservation of the prairies.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of prairies
Noun
  • Thousands of turbines already stand across the plains and high desert.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The plains were a far smoother ride, and both our joints and the Jeep’s suspension settled down to coast over kilometres of unbroken grassland.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of plains
Noun
  • The two tortoises on board were, appropriately, Russian steppes tortoises, NASA has said.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Historical legacy is not destiny, and Russia’s excesses cannot be blamed solely on its ties to the political culture of the steppes.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of steppes
Noun
  • El Niño threatens soy and corn harvests in the south while plunging savannahs and rainforests into drought and sparking wildfires.
    — DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The center of the activities was a grove, within a ring of trees, considered to be one of the oldest oak savannas in the state.
    — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of savannas

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“Grasslands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grasslands. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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