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 blue-eyed ground dove, also known as the plateau dove, is found only in the massive Brazilian Cerrado — the world’s most biodiverse savanna.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
From the rainforests of Central and South America to the savannas of northern Australia, the world’s equatorial regions are home to thousands of unique bird species, from macaws to toucans to hummingbirds, who thrive in hot and humid environments.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Rainclouds revive the landscape, turning golden savannahs into lush greenery dotted with fresh blooms and vibrant migratory birds.
—Maija De Rijk-Uys
published, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Less well known is their critical role in helping dead things disappear—piles of leaves and rotting stumps, the rat in the street, the elephant on the savanna, the contents of your compost bin.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
From the rainforests of Central and South America to the savannas of northern Australia, the world’s equatorial regions are home to thousands of unique bird species, from macaws to toucans to hummingbirds, who thrive in hot and humid environments.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Rainclouds revive the landscape, turning golden savannahs into lush greenery dotted with fresh blooms and vibrant migratory birds.
—Maija De Rijk-Uys
published, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Less well known is their critical role in helping dead things disappear—piles of leaves and rotting stumps, the rat in the street, the elephant on the savanna, the contents of your compost bin.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savanna
Noun
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Hikers will pass by Texas persimmon trees and bluestem prairie grass, with armadillos and rabbits popping in and out of the wilderness.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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Dune and swale systems are globally rare; this topographic variation — upland in the dunes, lowland in the swales — combines with the region’s unique confluence of biomes — particularly oak savanna, prairie and wetlands — to pack a lot of biodiversity into the preserve’s 42 acres.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Identification of microbes The team used genomic and bioinformatic techniques to analyze the remains of woolly and steppe mammoths.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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The meeting was held in a squat building in the middle of the sagebrush-steppe landscape.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The early-morning thunderstorms that rumbled across the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys Tuesday also produced nearly 10,000 dry lightning strikes, sparking wildfires from the Mother Lode to the grasslands of eastern Sacramento County.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gangly giraffes punctuated the grasslands like goofy exclamation points.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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The new, fully customizable itinerary showcases equally powerful landscapes, ranging from the sweeping dunes of Sossusvlei to the vast deserts of Damaraland to the rugged mountains and sprawling plains of Kaokoland.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
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This region, situated to the southeast of Lake Chapala, bordering the state of Michoacán, is characterized by fertile plains and rugged highlands.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Savanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savanna. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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