variants
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
The park offers one of the most exciting wildlife experiences in Southern Africa, with a million acres of biodiverse savannas, wetlands, and montane rainforests, and a range of animals that includes buffalo herds, lion prides, and an array of birds.
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Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
The centerpiece of the 13-acre-plus parkland is a curved bridge overlooking a savanna, allowing elephants to walk under guests.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Drawing inspiration from early 19th-century dioramas, Schuiten created three landscapes featuring scenes of exploration, including a steam train, hot-air balloons floating above the African savanna, and sherpas ascending steep mountains.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2026
The experience there usually involves wide-open savannas and convoys of jeeps lined up to take in the wildebeest and zebras passing through in the millions during the Great Migration.
—Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
The centerpiece of the 13-acre-plus parkland is a curved bridge overlooking a savanna, allowing elephants to walk under guests.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Drawing inspiration from early 19th-century dioramas, Schuiten created three landscapes featuring scenes of exploration, including a steam train, hot-air balloons floating above the African savanna, and sherpas ascending steep mountains.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2026
The experience there usually involves wide-open savannas and convoys of jeeps lined up to take in the wildebeest and zebras passing through in the millions during the Great Migration.
—Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savanna
Noun
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Hundreds of thousands of acres, including many former rice plantations, have been conserved in the area between Beaufort and Charleston, and marshes there stretch out like coastal prairies.—
Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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These sheets are made to feel lightweight and breathable, which tracks considering this print looks perfectly suited for a hot night on the prairie.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Folktales are filled with people fighting to survive in forests, steppes, and deserts, and evading and outwitting the wild beasts that dwell within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 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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Further inland and to the south, Wolwedans Boulders Camp sits atop an island of granite and sandy plains found within a private nature reserve deep in the desert.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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Fire danger will be elevated in the I-25 corridor on Tuesday, in the northeast plains on Wednesday and from the foothills to the plains between Thursday and Saturday, forecasters said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Take a hike Head out to a mountain or grassland and follow the trails to see native plants in bloom now.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Venezuela’s Orinoco River Basin is a wild land of lush forests, grasslands and a vast delta of jungle wetlands teeming with wildlife.—
Antonio Machado Allison,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Savanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savanna. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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