as in plains
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
a village in the lowlands
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Recent Examples of lowlands
But on the palate there’s an earthy elegance indicative of top tier 100% blue weber agave, sourced from the dark volcanic soil of the Jaliscan lowlands.
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Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
The backstory Long before luxury boutiques and embassies claimed Knightsbridge, the area was a pastoral patchwork of open fields and marshy lowlands.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
The Andes’ natural features could symbolically integrate both the North (snowcapped peaks) and the South (hot lowlands).
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Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
During the grueling descent to the lowlands, the parting gift fortified us while providing a constant reminder of Dorje’s concern for our well-being.
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Geoff Childs,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
Immediately upon regaining control of the lowlands of São Tomé, the Portuguese dedicated scarce manpower and equipment to the resumption of sugar cultivation, the repair of the mills, and the terrorizing of new shipments of captives.
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Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
On Earth, tectonics build mountain ranges and deep lowlands that guide and connect river systems.
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Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
11 Dec. 2025
Coca cultivation has spread from remote mountainous areas into Peru’s lowlands, a huge stretch of land adjoining Brazil and Colombia, where new variants thrive.
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Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
22 Nov. 2025
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
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
The backstory Long before luxury boutiques and embassies claimed Knightsbridge, the area was a pastoral patchwork of open fields and marshy lowlands.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
The Andes’ natural features could symbolically integrate both the North (snowcapped peaks) and the South (hot lowlands).
—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
During the grueling descent to the lowlands, the parting gift fortified us while providing a constant reminder of Dorje’s concern for our well-being.
—
Geoff Childs,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
Immediately upon regaining control of the lowlands of São Tomé, the Portuguese dedicated scarce manpower and equipment to the resumption of sugar cultivation, the repair of the mills, and the terrorizing of new shipments of captives.
—
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
On Earth, tectonics build mountain ranges and deep lowlands that guide and connect river systems.
—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
11 Dec. 2025
Coca cultivation has spread from remote mountainous areas into Peru’s lowlands, a huge stretch of land adjoining Brazil and Colombia, where new variants thrive.
—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
22 Nov. 2025
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.
—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowlands
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Audiences tuned in weekly to watch tales of law, justice and survival unfold against a backdrop of rugged plains and rising moral stakes in Dodge City, Kan.
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Most travelers visit Africa for wildlife moments such as elephants at a waterhole, lions in the grass and rhinos on open plains.
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Similar trends have played out in Central Asian steppes and South American plains.
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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.
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Participants travel by horseback to South American landscapes few people ever reach, from vast valleys and sweeping pampas to ancient lenga forests and high plateaus populated with condors.
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This involves riding on gravel tracks across pampas, past fjords, and ranchlands.
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Nearly 1,500 butterflies will be released back into prairies in Michigan and Manitoba in July.
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State biologists also consider prescribed burns, 88,000 of which take place each year, as essential for restoring prairies, forests and marshes with new growth.
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This includes savannahs and shrublands.
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Finally, Iris is a tribute to the native plant and flower of the sub-Saharan savannas that giraffes call home.
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The medium-sized bats primarily live in arid grasslands, desert scrublands, and dry tropical forests.
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In the San Luis Valley, ranchers have long spread water over their grasslands when temperatures start to freeze to create a sheet of ice over the vegetation.
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“Lowlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowlands. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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