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prairie

noun

ˈprer-ē

Definition of prairie

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 Arngrim opened up about her return to the prairie in an interview with Tudum published on Thursday. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026 On the one hand, there’s the very dark reality of what life and death looks like in a tale of survival on the prairie — and on the other, there’s the Ingalls enjoying a pretty adorable homemade Christmas. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 July 2026 The route is winding and rolling, ducking inland through forest and prairie before curving back to hug the lake’s shoreline, with lots of turnoffs to stop and take in the views. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 9 July 2026 There are flag sweaters and skate sneakers and prairie skirts; there are Cheyanne moccasins and Mennonite bonnets and the not-quite-holy Yankees baseball cap. — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for prairie

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See dinosaur bones at Flaming Cliffs, ride Mongolian horses across the steppe, stargaze with the on-property astronomer and stay in the luxurious Three Camel Lodge.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Uzbek fans have reveled in the chance to showcase their country and culture, staying behind long after the matches ended to pose for photos as steppe warriors, give away the country's ubiquitous embroidered duppy skullcaps, or just joyously dance to drums.

— Charles Maynes, NPR, 27 June 2026

Definition of steppe

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Somewhere in that huge basaltic plain my poem and the Lunar Codex successfully landed in March 2025.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
The warning covers the valleys, mountains and inland portions of the coastal plain, where temperatures are expected to range from the 90s to as high as 110 degrees during the peak of the heat event Wednesday and Thursday.

— City News Service, Daily News, 15 July 2026

Definition of plain

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After arriving on set in Winnipeg at the tail end of winter, Travers quickly discovered the family’s palette within the landscape of blue skies and grassland.

— Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Also known as Bombus auricomus, the black-and-gold bumblebee is native to North America and builds below ground nests in the grasslands of Illinois.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of grassland

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Besides rolling, open savannas and nearby waterholes—with views of the mountains beyond—the sanctuary is home to one of Africa’s largest populations of both black and white rhinos and plays a pivotal role in conservation efforts, too.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
Across the Amazon rainforest, cerrado savanna, Atlantic Forest, Pantanal wetland, Caatinga scrub and Pampa grassland, the country’s plant life seems less like one national inheritance than several botanical worlds sharing a border.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of savanna

Noun

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
This involves riding on gravel tracks across pampas, past fjords, and ranchlands.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

Definition of pampa

Noun

Elsewhere on the estate are an orchard, a kitchen garden, wildflower meadows, an aviary, an all-weather tennis court, and a swimming pool.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
The All England Club introduced the queue in 1922 once the venue changed from a small meadow to larger grounds on Church Road, still in the famed SW19 postal code area.

— Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026

Definition of meadow

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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
The Rovos line in all its splendor—a vision of green and white carriages that draws the eye across the yellow veld—owes its existence to the foresight of South African Rohan Vos, who, back in 1989, took the business from unlikely dream to realization.

— J.R. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2023

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