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also savannah
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
lions roaming the savanna
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Recent Examples of savanna
In the 1880s, Belgium’s King Leopold II annexed the entire Congo Basin, more than nine hundred thousand square miles of Central African jungle, highlands, savanna, and forest, Katanga included.
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
That sheer size creates a surprising diversity of landscapes that set Ruaha apart from the Serengeti’s flatter savannas.
—Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
Adorned with exotic plants, vibrant florals and savanna grasses, the float is a preview of the Safari Park’s sprawling and highly anticipated Elephant Valley attraction opening in 2026.
—Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Influenced by southwestern Nevada’s Mojave Desert, the African savanna’s baobab tree, and the history of modernist architecture, the 60,000-square-foot structure, located in downtown Las Vegas’s Symphony Park, will be the city’s first freestanding art museum.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
That sheer size creates a surprising diversity of landscapes that set Ruaha apart from the Serengeti’s flatter savannas.
—Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
Adorned with exotic plants, vibrant florals and savanna grasses, the float is a preview of the Safari Park’s sprawling and highly anticipated Elephant Valley attraction opening in 2026.
—Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Influenced by southwestern Nevada’s Mojave Desert, the African savanna’s baobab tree, and the history of modernist architecture, the 60,000-square-foot structure, located in downtown Las Vegas’s Symphony Park, will be the city’s first freestanding art museum.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savanna
Noun
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There’s Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott house, now a museum, its low planes a paean to the Midwestern prairie.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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This perennial prairie native thrives in poor soil and summer heat, tolerating drought, deer, and pests.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even today, its influence stretches from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the far reaches of low Earth orbit.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Rather than having to find their own sales channels, participating farmers working off tiny plots on mountain steppes can sell their corn to the company at a set price for unified processing, before the corn is sold online and to major distributors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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The success of the Dorobo raid on the lions’ kill was possible because humans have consistently defeated lions over the long history of conflict between our two species on the East African plains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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The raindrops were embedded with dust from extensive blowing dust and wildfire smoke and ash from strong winds and extreme fire conditions in the central and southern plains, weather officials said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The piles are placed in open grassland areas to make sure fire doesn’t catch on the tree canopy, and burns only happen when under strict requirements of wind, temperature, humidity and air quality.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Kenya, which has extensive forests, grasslands and renewable energy resources, hopes to attract foreign investment while ensuring local communities’ benefit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Savanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savanna. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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