as in steppe
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
you can see for miles in every direction on the prairie
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Recent Examples of prairie
At the wildlife refuge north of Denver, surrounded by grazing buffalo herds and sprawling prairie terrain, the Outback appeared entirely at home.
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Tim Jackson, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
This would look especially nice with a prairie-style, pueblo, modern, or mid-century modern homes.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 May 2026
Universities are also using their grounds as real-world conservation teaching opportunities, from Northern Iowa’s prairie grasslands to wetland preserves in Wisconsin.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
And in turn, the 867-foot monolith protruding from the surrounding Wyoming prairie like the stump of the world’s largest tree became a big draw for tourists.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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Tim Jackson, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
This would look especially nice with a prairie-style, pueblo, modern, or mid-century modern homes.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 May 2026
Universities are also using their grounds as real-world conservation teaching opportunities, from Northern Iowa’s prairie grasslands to wetland preserves in Wisconsin.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
And in turn, the 867-foot monolith protruding from the surrounding Wyoming prairie like the stump of the world’s largest tree became a big draw for tourists.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prairie
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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Combined, the pair could bring more than 10,000 homes to the once-vacant steppe along the Ada County line.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026
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Dark lunar maria are visible sprawling across the moon's surface, where lava once rose to the surface before hardening to form enormous basaltic plains.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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The threat of severe weather is low in the Denver area and higher on the plains.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
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But lurking in the grasslands and forest clearings of at least two southeastern counties is a scaly intruder that state wildlife officials say poses a serious threat to native animals and crops alike.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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While 40% of the earth’s land mass consists of grassland, with grass family members being highly prolific monocots, the ratio of dicots to monocots is roughly 3 to 1, with 200,000 dicot versus 60-70,000 monocot species in existence.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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The landscape views are breathtaking since the terrain is so hilly and rocky (as opposed to the flat terrain of the savannah) and covered in Lebombo euphorbia, a cactus-like tree with a single trunk and an entire canopy of prickly, upright branches.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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From there, a chartered flight carried us over miles of unbroken forest canopy into the Rupununi, the vast savanna interior where the Amazon Basin meets the ancient Guiana Shield.—
Chantelle Kincy,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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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
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Little creeks meandered from lake to lake and through patches of lush grassy meadows and swamps, while the trail followed the higher ground covered with spruce.—
Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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The Alpe-Adria Trail threads through Austria’s glacial valleys and alpine meadows, Slovenia’s dense forests and the rolling hills of Italy.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The prospect of being stuck in a jeep watching wildebeest pour through the veld did not intrigue me.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2026
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Then the curse of the fathers found me — slow at first, like a rumor rolling over the veld, then sudden, like a snare snapping shut on bone.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Prairie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prairie. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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