1
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
not much grows on the heath besides heather
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2
as in desert
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops
drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end
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With the prairie getting plowed under and replaced almost completely by farmland, the prairie chicken lost its habitat, and is nearly extinct in Illinois.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025 -
The researchers also analyzed tiny plant remains fossilizing in the cubs’ stomachs, revealing that the wolves lived in a dry, somewhat mild environment that could support diverse vegetation including prairie grasses, willows and shrub leaves.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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The biggest find on Tracks II is Inyo, a portrait of the California badlands, set in border towns, desert roads, and aqueducts, with the heavy influence of mariachi bands.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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Photo: Leo Fox A relative hotel desert until recent years, a crop of new addresses are cementing Valencia’s resurgence as a travel destination.—
Elizabeth Bennett,
Vogue,
20 June 2025
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High-end tour operators have followed suit as well, with itineraries offering the drama of the African plains—without the day and a half of travel required to get there.—
Jake Emen,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
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Among the new offerings? Open-World Racing: Drive across cities, plains, deserts and oceans in a seamless world with roads connecting different race courses for the first time in the series.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Unclaimed lands, especially on the forested edges of the steppe, were offered to settlers, creating ideal conditions for hunter ticks.—
Sean Lawrence,
The Conversation,
18 June 2025
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Modern Europeans descend from three main ancestral populations: hunter-gatherers who colonized the continent by around 40,000 years ago, early farmers from Anatolia who came into Europe about 8,500 years ago, and pastoralists from the Pontic-Caspian steppe who arrived around 5,000 years ago.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Guests can also join hands-on conservation efforts—grassland restoration, snare-removal missions—to bring deeper meaning to their stay.—
Melanie van Zyl,
AFAR Media,
16 June 2025
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The latest advisories covered fire weather zones across the Kittitas Valley, central Washington, southern Oregon grasslands, and portions of Idaho.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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“Heath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heath. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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