as in prairies
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
a report on the arctic tundra of Alaska and the polar bears that inhabit that vast, frozen plain
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Recent Examples of tundras
Some are even extending their ranges to the Arctic — such as red foxes, lynxes and orcas — as tundras green from climate change.
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Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
Their nearest relative, the gray wolf, still roams forests and tundras.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Volcanoes are everywhere—found across tundras, islands, tropics.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Mar. 2023
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
Their nearest relative, the gray wolf, still roams forests and tundras.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Volcanoes are everywhere—found across tundras, islands, tropics.
—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tundras
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Nearly 1,500 butterflies will be released back into prairies in Michigan and Manitoba in July.
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State biologists also consider prescribed burns, 88,000 of which take place each year, as essential for restoring prairies, forests and marshes with new growth.
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Audiences tuned in weekly to watch tales of law, justice and survival unfold against a backdrop of rugged plains and rising moral stakes in Dodge City, Kan.
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Most travelers visit Africa for wildlife moments such as elephants at a waterhole, lions in the grass and rhinos on open plains.
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Similar trends have played out in Central Asian steppes and South American plains.
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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.
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The medium-sized bats primarily live in arid grasslands, desert scrublands, and dry tropical forests.
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In the San Luis Valley, ranchers have long spread water over their grasslands when temperatures start to freeze to create a sheet of ice over the vegetation.
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This includes savannahs and shrublands.
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Finally, Iris is a tribute to the native plant and flower of the sub-Saharan savannas that giraffes call home.
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“Tundras.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tundras. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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