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
Lake County continues to make up for past injustices to the Native Americans who once roamed the area’s prairies and woodlands.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Prescribed burns, like the one onthe Rollinses property, can benefit wildlife populations, encourage the growth of native prairie grasses and limit damage from wildfires.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
When prairie goes under the plow, most of the organic matter disappears, turning living water‑holding, nutrient‑rich soil into mineral dust.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Friends of Tandy Hills, a group that works to protect a 220-acre native prairie in Fort Worth, will receive a financial boost from the Native Plant Society of Texas to pay interns to man the park this year.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Prescribed burns, like the one onthe Rollinses property, can benefit wildlife populations, encourage the growth of native prairie grasses and limit damage from wildfires.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
When prairie goes under the plow, most of the organic matter disappears, turning living water‑holding, nutrient‑rich soil into mineral dust.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Friends of Tandy Hills, a group that works to protect a 220-acre native prairie in Fort Worth, will receive a financial boost from the Native Plant Society of Texas to pay interns to man the park this year.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prairie
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The suit said the warehouse is in a flood plain, and that the sewage system couldn't keep up if 500 people are detained inside.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Gross said the astronauts will be able to see the Aristarchus Plateau, one of the youngest craters on the moon, as well as Grimaldi crater and the Oceano Procellarum, a lunar plain that might have been formed by an asteroid impact.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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Investigators are looking at the house as the potential source of the fire, which burned about 50 to 75 acres of grassland.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The grassland fire was burning with a rapid rate of spread and the potential to reach 200 acres, the agency said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The gorgeous grounds, twice daily game drives, incredible wildlife sightings, and savanna sunsets were all nothing short of breathtaking.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Elephants are among the planet’s most majestic creatures, gentle giants who walk steadfastly through the savannas, forests and deserts of Africa and Asia.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
2 Apr. 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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The earthy palette of browns, pampa greens, and guanaco beiges further enhances the collection’s life-in-the-great-outdoors vibe, only occasionally countered with pops of vivid blue and black.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
18 Nov. 2025
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That mismatch is killing some of the planet’s most vital ecosystems, from California’s towering redwoods to the seagrass meadows along its coast, both of which store vast amounts of carbon and support complex webs of life.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Facilities include an indoor saltwater pool, two outdoor meadow hot tubs, a dry sauna, and a 3,000-square-foot movement studio with complimentary 45-minute sessions held every morning.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 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 12 Apr. 2026.
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