as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country for generations the family has raised cattle on the llanos of the American Southwest

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Noun
  • The earthen walls hold back the rain that rolls down the vast Texas prairies, through Houston, on its way to the gulf.
    Laura Sullivan, NPR, 8 June 2025
  • The presentation also will take a deep dive into the different plants and animals found in prairies, as well as the methods land managers use to preserve this valuable landscape, event organizers said.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 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
  • Adrenaline junkies might head to the new Husky Lodge, opening this June, a ten-ger camp in the steppe of the Uvurkhangai region.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • New York City's Comptroller, Brad Lander, says the value of the property in New York City's flood plain is now $176 billion and few people are going to move out of harm's way.
    Laura Sullivan, NPR, 8 June 2025
  • Trump has long taken credit for provisions of a 2017 tax law championed by Alaska's congressional delegation that called for two oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain by late 2024.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025
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  • Read on for even more wreaths under $35, with festive options featuring shiny baubles, LED lights, feathery pampas, and more.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CNN — Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all kinds of plants and wildlife, including elephants, rhinos and lions.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Llano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/llano. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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