velds

variants or veldts
plural of veld

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for velds
Noun
  • Located right outside of town in neighboring Moss Point, the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve offers 18,000 acres of pine savannas, salt marshes, bays, bayous, and salt pannes to explore.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images An insurgency was launched by Boko Haram in 2009 to establish a caliphate in Nigeria and the broader Sahel (the semi-arid transitional zone between the Sahara and savannas), with several other terrorist groups also active in the region.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Helene shocked people from the plains and pine forests of Central and Eastern Georgia through scenic mountain vistas in North Carolina and Tennessee.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Baby Steps doesn't go quite that hard, giving players occasional major checkpoints and large, flat plains that prevent you from falling back too far.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Mongolia’s vast steppes and nomadic heritage have long shaped the rhythms of life.
    Munkhtuya Rentsenbat, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Despite their incredibly unique look, quaggas were once very common across various grasslands in South Africa.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Typically, the bird is found in dry pastures and open spaces and prefers grasslands over coasts.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Velds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/velds. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!