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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When prairie goes under the plow, most of the organic matter disappears, turning living water‑holding, nutrient‑rich soil into mineral dust.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Naturalists and other scientists frequently visit the prairie to research those species.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Neither will there necessarily be a dramatic Promethean demonstration, a bomb flash in the desert, a satellite beeping overhead, a moon landing.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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One study found that as many as 44 percent of Connecticut families live in a child care desert.—
Josette Walters,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While the airport fell just short of 90 degrees, many communities across the plains surged into the low 90s — an extraordinary feat for March.—
Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Migrations of these fish, like migrations of buffalo on the American plains once did, shape ecosystems, livelihoods and culture.—
Zeb Hogan,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Spurred by drought, what was once grassland is remaking itself into a shrub desert.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, the Morrill Fire and the Cottonwood Fire burned a significant amount of Nebraska grassland and ranchland.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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This comparison only goes so far, of course; a theme‑park savanna and the real thing are as different as Orlando and Tsavo are distant.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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The insect thrives in warm savanna woodlands and in vegetation along lakes or streams, so the disease tends to take hold in remote areas where people rely on fishing, hunting and agriculture for their livelihoods.—
Fran Kritz,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Heath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heath. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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