as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
nomads have long grazed yaks on the steppes of Mongolia
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Recent Examples of steppe
These dwellings are a cornerstone of nomadic life—designed for portability, warmth, and resilience on the steppe.
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Undraa Buyannemekh, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2025
The meeting was held in a squat building in the middle of the sagebrush-steppe landscape.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The saiga antelope roams the Eurasian steppe of Central Asia.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2025
In the Mongolian steppe, nomadic communities used satellite data to better allocate the size of their herds ahead of winter.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Undraa Buyannemekh, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2025
The meeting was held in a squat building in the middle of the sagebrush-steppe landscape.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The saiga antelope roams the Eurasian steppe of Central Asia.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2025
In the Mongolian steppe, nomadic communities used satellite data to better allocate the size of their herds ahead of winter.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steppe
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Badlands, North Dakota North Dakota’s Badlands is known for its rugged landscape, including sweeping hills, prairie grasses, canyons and rock formations, as well as native wildlife.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Salvias and native prairie plants should only have a thin layer of mulch and don't need any if plantings are dense.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Being at ground level in their grassland habitats often places them in the path of huge, hungry cattle looking to graze.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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This is why grasslands are important.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the middle distance, sandstorms churn across the plain.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Naashoibito Member site was like a warm and humid tropical forest, similar to conditions in modern Panama, while the Hell Creek area was at a much lower elevation and included the cooler conditions of an inland sea coastal plain.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some invasive ornamental grasses include pampas grass, Mexican feather grass, and fountaingrass.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Aug. 2025
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CNN — Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all kinds of plants and wildlife, including elephants, rhinos and lions.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN,
6 Dec. 2024
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The once-damp rainforest canopy could shift to a dry savanna for at least several centuries.—
Alexandra A Phillips,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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The species was thought to be restricted to the Amazon Rainforest and the regions that border the forest before the Cerrado, or savanna, begins, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Steppe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steppe. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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