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tundras

noun

plural of tundra

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. — 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

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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

Definition of prairies

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Through parts of the rainy season, Kio couldn’t be followed by the crew as the plains in the Maasai Mara became impassable.

— Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Walking Laikipia After the stark beauty of Kenya’s far north, head south into Laikipia, where rolling plains teem with wildlife.

— Nicola Shepherd, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of plains

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The unification of the Eurasian steppes under Genghis Khan and his successors—Ögödei, Möngke, and Kublai Khan—brought many of these trade routes under a single political authority for the first time.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Similar trends have played out in Central Asian steppes and South American plains.

— Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026

Definition of steppes

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For nature lovers and dog parents, Westminster Hills Open Space is a unique place, offering more than 3,000 acres of land, trails and grasslands.

— Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Coyote brush, a drought-tolerant, evergreen plant that thrives in the preserve’s grasslands and oak-woodland foothills, is a common native shrub found throughout this preserve.

— Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

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