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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heath
Noun
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According to the nonprofit, when trees and shrubs take over grasslands, groundwater and prairie streams get depleted, soil health is compromised, and the bedrock below the grasslands is altered.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025 -
The decision covers massive stretches of eastern Montana grasslands, rolling North Dakota prairie, and mountains and tundra of Alaska.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sipping craft cocktails in a desert oasis?—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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He was arrested out in the desert over a traffic ticket.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the middle distance, sandstorms churn across the plain.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Naashoibito Member site was like a warm and humid tropical forest, similar to conditions in modern Panama, while the Hell Creek area was at a much lower elevation and included the cooler conditions of an inland sea coastal plain.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pettit’s latest space mission, a 220-day jaunt, concluded on his 70th birthday on April 20, when the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that carried him and his two crewmates touched down in the steppe of Kazakhstan.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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On the Kazakh steppe, centuries of nomadic tradition shaped a culture rooted in hospitality and community.—
Nina Subkhanberdina,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Being at ground level in their grassland habitats often places them in the path of huge, hungry cattle looking to graze.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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This is why grasslands are important.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Heath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heath. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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