Thesaurus results for LOWLANDS

lowlands

noun

Definition of lowlands

plural of lowland

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 Elk Behavior Elk country typically includes a vast area, from very high elevations to the lowlands. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026 The northern lowlands may have once been home to a large ocean. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026 In the Niayes, fertile coastal lowlands between sand dunes and the Atlantic Ocean, two women rake the soil side by side amid a light breeze off the water. — Adrien Marotte, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026 Today, the toad lives in the lowlands of Central America, Mexico and extreme southern Texas, so unearthing it in Los Angeles was quite unusual. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026 The frontman for Evening Elephants comes often to the lowlands of Griffith Park, watching locals practice yoga and Taekwondo, while imagining new music for his alternative pop act. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2026 The Domesday Book reports 90 per cent of natural forest had been cleared from the English lowlands as early as 1086. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 The dramatic shifts in elevation allow productions to move between cool mountain scenery and tropical lowlands in a single day. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026 To find genetically different varieties, Wann points to the muggy lowlands of Nicaragua and Honduras. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 July 2026

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Noun

That means that Olympus Mons, the extinct Martian volcano that at around 16 miles (26 kilometers) above the surrounding Martian plains is the largest mountain in the solar system, may in fact be a slumbering giant.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Over the last 100 years, the coyote has spread from the western plains and midwestern United States to the Northeast, DEEP officials said.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of plains

Noun

Raw renewable energy in the windswept steppes of Inner Mongolia is now directly powering ocean-crossing cargo behemoths.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
In remote ranching outposts across the treeless plateau of Chubut province, life revolves around tending flocks on steppes and shearing sheep in sheds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of steppes

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Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
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.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026

Definition of pampas

Noun

Paddling, hiking or staying overnight at the Orlando-area’s outdoor gems showcases Florida’s unique habitats, including pine flatwoods, wetlands, hydric hammocks, scrubs, and open prairies.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of prairies

Noun

El Niño threatens soy and corn harvests in the south while plunging savannahs and rainforests into drought and sparking wildfires.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
The center of the activities was a grove, within a ring of trees, considered to be one of the oldest oak savannas in the state.

— Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of savannas

Noun

Every facet of India’s topography, from lush grasslands filled with antelopes to gnarled forests with tigers and evil spirits lurking around every corner, is on full display.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026
Chiricahua is a combination of climates The new national park features varying environments, from a desert landscape and grasslands to deciduous forest and chaparral shrub land to coniferous forest habitats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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