prairies

plural of prairie

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Recent Examples of prairies Yes, a large portion of the state is made up of prairies and farmland, but the Black Hills in southwestern South Dakota are home to a handful of relatively affordable mountain towns. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026 Despite the first season ending with the Ingalls leaving their Kansas home, the cast won’t be leaving the Canadian prairies quite yet. Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 Nearly 1,500 butterflies will be released back into prairies in Michigan and Manitoba in July. Ray Campos, CBS News, 26 June 2026 State biologists also consider prescribed burns, 88,000 of which take place each year, as essential for restoring prairies, forests and marshes with new growth. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026 Prairie massasaugas are a subspecies of the western massasaugas and are endangered in Missouri, living in wet prairies or bottomlands with lots of crayfish burrows and grass. Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prairies
Noun
  • That being said, Spain’s expansive rural plains and coastal viewpoints are well poised for good viewing.
    Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026
  • The pampa — vast, treeless plains — and desert landscape has changed dramatically in recent decades, starting with the great copper boom of the 1990s.
    Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Similar trends have played out in Central Asian steppes and South American plains.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • An unusually dry and hot winter has created dangerously flammable conditions in forests and grasslands across the West.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • The new property is nestled inside a 45,000-acre private conservancy with open savannahs and waterholes nearby.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
  • This includes savannahs and shrublands.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 June 2026

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“Prairies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prairies. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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