as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa
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Recent Examples of grassland
The landscape feels more like Montana than Florida, with grasslands and hiking trails set under unobstructed sky.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
Bees build their hives in or on the ground and thrive in Texas grasslands, but rapid development has diminished habitats for bees.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
The new donation will be used to revitalize 1.6 million acres of vital U.S. landscapes - the northern great plains grasslands and longleaf pine forests of the Southeast.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Visitors can enjoy the winery’s outdoor tasting room located under a shade canopy and sip on wine while enjoying the panoramic views of the surrounding mountain ranges and high desert grasslands.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
Bees build their hives in or on the ground and thrive in Texas grasslands, but rapid development has diminished habitats for bees.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
The new donation will be used to revitalize 1.6 million acres of vital U.S. landscapes - the northern great plains grasslands and longleaf pine forests of the Southeast.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Visitors can enjoy the winery’s outdoor tasting room located under a shade canopy and sip on wine while enjoying the panoramic views of the surrounding mountain ranges and high desert grasslands.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grassland
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At this National Natural Landmark and a National Historic District, visitors will encounter a wide range of ecosystems including a deciduous forest, an oak savanna, a prairie and wetlands.Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Currently, there’s not a ton of great data about duck recruitment or survival rates on the prairie (biologists are working on it, and have theories about everything from habitat to predators like ravens).Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2024
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The find suggest Tarim Basim people learned kefir production techniques from Eurasian steppe populations.Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Once the animals were a crucial piece of the ecosystem in the steppes of Central Asia.Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
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Her new district, stretching from Fort Collins to the eastern plains, is largely populated by a reliable base of conservative voters aligned with her pro-gun, pro-Trump platform.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Earthship lies 10 minutes from the West Rim Trail, an eight-mile out-and-back route that overlooks the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument’s plains and peaks, with parallel views of the 800-feet-deep Taos gorge.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Tigers can be found in a diverse range of habitats, from tropical rainforests to savannas, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
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Visitors can wander through a tropical rainforest and savanna grasslands, and even smell an ocean complete with coral reef.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Grassland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grassland. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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