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
The approach has raised billions of dollars to conserve tens of millions of acres from the Canadian prairies to the piney woods of South Georgia.
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
While the continent was once home to 170 million acres of tall-grass prairie, now only four percent remains.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
This call is a staple of the summer soundscape in American prairies, where the uppie serves as an indicator species for prime habitat.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Stay here: Sprawled across 80 acres of Wyoming prairie and with an outdoor pool, a nine-hole golf course, and two on-site restaurants, Little America Cheyenne, a local icon since opening in 1952, might be the most luxurious game in town.
—Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
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Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
While the continent was once home to 170 million acres of tall-grass prairie, now only four percent remains.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
This call is a staple of the summer soundscape in American prairies, where the uppie serves as an indicator species for prime habitat.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Stay here: Sprawled across 80 acres of Wyoming prairie and with an outdoor pool, a nine-hole golf course, and two on-site restaurants, Little America Cheyenne, a local icon since opening in 1952, might be the most luxurious game in town.
—Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prairie
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The evidence, in other words, doesn’t point to an organized, mass rampage across the steppes.—
ByAndrew Curry,
science.org,
24 Feb. 2025
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This led to the extinction of the Caspian tiger — a once dominant predator on the forested steppes of western and central Asia.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Spanning more than 100 hectares and home to around 1,000 exotic animals, which roamed freely across open plains, Safari Africain had opened its doors to the public two years earlier in a bid to become a premier tourist attraction and boost job creation in the region.—
Christopher Clark,
The Dial,
13 May 2025
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Choosing plain, nonfat Greek yogurt can save you 65 calories in a 6-ounce serving compared to the whole-fat version.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
9 May 2025
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The South Island giant moa roamed grasslands and forested valleys, grazing on tough plant material such as ferns, shrubs, and leaves from high branches – reaching food sources that few other animals could.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Starting in July, millions of animals cross the Mara River in search of new grazing ground, trekking from the southern Serengeti to the grasslands of the Maasai Mara.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
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Read on for even more wreaths under $35, with festive options featuring shiny baubles, LED lights, feathery pampas, and more.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Dec. 2024
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CNN — Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all kinds of plants and wildlife, including elephants, rhinos and lions.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN,
6 Dec. 2024
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Below, five African adventures—from the deep jungles of Congo to the museums of Benin—that take you far beyond the savanna.—
Chris Schalkx,
Robb Report,
15 May 2025
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For the recent study, Rubenstein and his colleagues collected behavioral and genetic information on nine flocks of superb starlings living in East African savannas across 40 breeding seasons, from 2002 to 2021.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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And today, over a century after logging ceased in 1918, Converse Basin Grove remains a patchwork of young conifer plantations and open meadows dotted with massive stumps.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Keep your eyes out in damp meadows or near streams around places like Grass Valley and Nevada City, where locals report summer sightings.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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These velds are where the last several Rift epidemics in South Africa began.—
Lois Parshley,
Scientific American,
1 May 2018
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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.—
Caitlin Morton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Oct. 2023
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“Prairie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prairie. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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