savannas

variants also savannahs
plural of savanna

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of savannas 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 Finally, Iris is a tribute to the native plant and flower of the sub-Saharan savannas that giraffes call home. Usa Today, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Palos Hills and its diverse ecosystems of grasslands, wetlands, savannas, and woodlands. Diane Penningroth, Midwest Living, 12 June 2026 Earth’s biosphere includes microbes, forests, savannas, animals, and more. Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026 Elephants are among the planet’s most majestic creatures, gentle giants who walk steadfastly through the savannas, forests and deserts of Africa and Asia. Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026 No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets. Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026 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. Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for savannas
Noun
  • Explore the landscape of rolling plains, steep canyons, and family dynasties with a stake in the land that runs deep.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The project will provide support to recover 100 species facing imminent extinction, spanning mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, invertebrates and plants from 30 countries in habitats ranging from oceans to volcanic plains.
    Mya Copeland, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Most don’t associate cryptocurrency with rural states such as South Dakota, with its Great Plains and drift prairies.
    K.H. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Davis’s journey to San Jose began on his parents’ farm in Osage County, a land of hills, prairies and the Osage Nation.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 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
  • Shot on location in Alberta, Canada, the blooming grasslands, breathtaking sunrises, glistening rivers and immense mountaintops are characters in their own right, often pulling audiences in when the storyline itself is drastically lacking.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • By then, firefighters had begun to arrive as flames spread across the dry grasslands and the family hurried to evacuate.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Savannas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savannas. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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