as in plains
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 prairies
Here, visitors will find miles of wetlands as well as expansive prairies covered with wildflowers.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
The Okefenokee swamp's prairies are vast, watery expanses dotted with floating islands and stands of cypress and other trees.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
The Indiana Wildlife Federation also sells kits that contain a selection of species curated to build out shady areas, prairies or monarch habitats.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 8 June 2026
Look for Wildlife Throughout the park, bison lumber along the road and prairies, while feral horses flounce about the buttes.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
The annual Belwin Bison Festival celebrates the release of the NorthStar Bison herd back onto the prairies at Belwin Conservancy.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Pankau said he’s seen Callery pears increasingly invade prairies and other natural areas that are undergoing restoration in Illinois.
—Jerry Wu, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The North American wildflowers still grow on prairies and grasslands, nourishing butterflies and bees with nectar-rich flowers that bloom from the top down.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 5 May 2026
Bison are a keystone species to North American prairies.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
The Okefenokee swamp's prairies are vast, watery expanses dotted with floating islands and stands of cypress and other trees.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
The Indiana Wildlife Federation also sells kits that contain a selection of species curated to build out shady areas, prairies or monarch habitats.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 8 June 2026
Look for Wildlife Throughout the park, bison lumber along the road and prairies, while feral horses flounce about the buttes.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
The annual Belwin Bison Festival celebrates the release of the NorthStar Bison herd back onto the prairies at Belwin Conservancy.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Pankau said he’s seen Callery pears increasingly invade prairies and other natural areas that are undergoing restoration in Illinois.
—Jerry Wu, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The North American wildflowers still grow on prairies and grasslands, nourishing butterflies and bees with nectar-rich flowers that bloom from the top down.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 5 May 2026
Bison are a keystone species to North American prairies.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prairies
Noun
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These parts of the outback are known for cracking clay plains, ephemeral waterways, scorching summers and dramatic cycling between drought and flood.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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There, buffalo roamed free within the ancient ruins of Magna Graecia in the low, alluvial plains just outside of Naples.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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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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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According to the team’s modeling, grasslands contain about 40 percent of Earth’s AM infrastructures, with particularly high concentrations predicted in the Florida Everglades, the Tibetan plateau in Asia, and South Sudan in Africa.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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Yet the grasslands and many other pastoral areas turned into solar farms are not sandy deserts.—
Sanggay Tashi,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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Landlocked, it's surrounded by Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil and known for vast savannas, lush landscapes and the indigenous Guarani culture.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Earth’s biosphere includes microbes, forests, savannas, animals, and more.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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