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
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).
—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
Brought over from the lowlands of Eastern Asia, oriental bittersweet was primarily admired for its beauty.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
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
Brought over from the lowlands of Eastern Asia, oriental bittersweet was primarily admired for its beauty.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowlands
Noun
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Thanks to the downsloping winds, temperatures will surge into the low 60s on the plains.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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Our unnamed narrator has decided, for reasons unstated, to dwell in a small enclave of nuns on the arid plains of Australia.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Similar trends have played out in Central Asian steppes and South American plains.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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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
Noun
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This involves riding on gravel tracks across pampas, past fjords, and ranchlands.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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There, Patagonia stretches out into wide skies, windswept pampas, turquoise lakes, and towering ice fields.—
Eric Sheets,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There were no forests or prairies—land was largely dominated by slimy microbial mats.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
25 Nov. 2025
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Hemmed by the Plains and the Pacific Northwest, Montana is a patchwork of prairies and mountains, with rivers running through it; about 30% percent of the state is federally owned.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Landlocked, it's surrounded by Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil and known for vast savannas, lush landscapes and the indigenous Guarani culture.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Earth’s biosphere includes microbes, forests, savannas, animals, and more.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When the climate became wetter, the cloud forests grew back upward in isolated spots surrounded by grasslands.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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This nonprofit retreat is home to regenerated grasslands, revived native trout streams, and thriving populations of bison, elk, and wild horses.—
Kristin Songy Diehl,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Lowlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowlands. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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