as in bottomland
an area where the land is at, near, or below the level of the sea and where there are not usually mountains or large hills
—usually plural
a village in the lowlands
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Recent Examples of lowland
Tucked away in the lowlands of the Adirondacks, a few miles south of Lake George, Saratoga Springs, New York, is surrounded by some of the most striking landscapes in all of Upstate.
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Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Brought over from the lowlands of Eastern Asia, oriental bittersweet was primarily admired for its beauty.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
The International Fund for Animal Welfare notes that the western lowlands are the smallest of the gorilla species.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Similar evidence is also preserved at archaeological site Shinfa-Metema 1 in the lowlands of Ethiopia, where cryptotephra from Toba was present in layers that also preserve human activity.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
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Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Brought over from the lowlands of Eastern Asia, oriental bittersweet was primarily admired for its beauty.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
The International Fund for Animal Welfare notes that the western lowlands are the smallest of the gorilla species.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Similar evidence is also preserved at archaeological site Shinfa-Metema 1 in the lowlands of Ethiopia, where cryptotephra from Toba was present in layers that also preserve human activity.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowland
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Go for a Hike at Woodlands Conservancy Hike through one of the region’s last remaining stands of bottomland hardwood forest at the Woodlands Preserve.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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Whitmer, in November 2020, sent notice of her intention to revoke the state's 1953 easement with the company allowing the pipelines underwater on the Straits of Mackinac bottomlands.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
17 Dec. 2025
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All four European expeditions saw a Rapa Nui of gardens and grassland, with no forest or tall trees; Roggeveen had specifically noted Islanders’ excitement at the sight of timber.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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In summer, look for grizzlies wandering among the grasslands of the park’s Hayden Valley.—
Laura Kiniry,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Round-toe flats which match the capri pants keep the whole ensemble feeling cohesive and sophisticated.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
23 Jan. 2026
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Project Cloud Lightweight Mary Jane Sneakers Mary Jane flats meet walking sneakers in this travel-friendly hybrid that feels especially made for city exploring.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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In the 1880s, Belgium’s King Leopold II annexed the entire Congo Basin, more than nine hundred thousand square miles of Central African jungle, highlands, savanna, and forest, Katanga included.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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That sheer size creates a surprising diversity of landscapes that set Ruaha apart from the Serengeti’s flatter savannas.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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He is seen surrounded by an ocean of brown prairie grass, gone dormant for the winter.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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Wetlands in the area are also home to Everglades snail kites, which hunt for apple snails in freshwater marshes, and other rare species that once inhabited vast wet prairies drained for highways and neighborhoods.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Morning in the steppe is blinding, pink.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Unlike Argentina’s open steppes, Chilean Patagonia hugs the Pacific coast and is carved by glacial valleys covered in with dense vegetation.—
Eric Sheets,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Dec. 2025
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And there’s fabulous hiking and skiing on offer in the national park, a huge expanse of tundra and boulder fields laced with silver rivers over which sea eagles can often be seen, swooping low.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
22 Jan. 2026
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Estimates of tundra greenness — a key indicator of warming — are one example of the cost of all this.—
Lara Williams,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
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The rhetorical pattern after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti makes this plain.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Its silvery surface is scarred by dark regions known as lunar maria, where molten lava once flooded enormous impact basins before hardening to create enormous basaltic plains.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Lowland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowland. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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