Thesaurus results for LOWLANDS

lowlands

noun

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 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. —

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

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The coaster’s backstory incorporates the name of the village — named for the storms that sweep across the plains — and a local unbeatable bull that the matadors nicknamed Tormenta for his fierce strength and incredible speed.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 June 2026
The lyrics chronicle life on the plains and the mining of bauxite, the world’s primary source of aluminum.

— Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026