as in prairies
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
a folktale about gauchos on the pampas
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Recent Examples of pampas
There, Patagonia stretches out into wide skies, windswept pampas, turquoise lakes, and towering ice fields.
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Eric Sheets, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
Some invasive ornamental grasses include pampas grass, Mexican feather grass, and fountaingrass.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
Eric Sheets, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
Some invasive ornamental grasses include pampas grass, Mexican feather grass, and fountaingrass.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pampas
Noun
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Hundreds of thousands of acres, including many former rice plantations, have been conserved in the area between Beaufort and Charleston, and marshes there stretch out like coastal prairies.—
Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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In spring, wildflowers bloom across the Oklahoma prairies, while summer showcases the striking desert landscapes of Arizona and New Mexico under big, blue skies.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There is a Red Flag Warning in place from 11am to 9pm Thursday for areas at the base of the Front Range Foothills, the entire Denver metro area and most of the eastern plains.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Further inland and to the south, Wolwedans Boulders Camp sits atop an island of granite and sandy plains found within a private nature reserve deep in the desert.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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Folktales are filled with people fighting to survive in forests, steppes, and deserts, and evading and outwitting the wild beasts that dwell within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Even today, its influence stretches from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the far reaches of low Earth orbit.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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The species typically grows in grasslands that have been gently managed over long periods and support diverse wildlife — habitats where decades of light intervention create conditions for uncommon species to take hold.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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Clavaria calabrica typically grows in grasslands that have been gently managed over long periods and support diverse wildlife.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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The park offers one of the most exciting wildlife experiences in Southern Africa, with a million acres of biodiverse savannas, wetlands, and montane rainforests, and a range of animals that includes buffalo herds, lion prides, and an array of birds.—
Lisa Grainger,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Pampas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pampas. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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