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also savannah
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
lions roaming the savanna
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Recent Examples of savanna
The group of giraffes led him on a exploration of the savanna for the first time, even surprising some of the first guests of the day aboard the safari attraction.
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
At 600 square miles, Loango is a patchwork of savanna, lagoons, tropical rainforest, and beaches that seem to stretch to eternity.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
The massive tusker was modeled after a real Kenyan elephant who was a true giant of the African savanna, towering at 10 feet tall and weighing over 6 tons.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Picture a zebra swinging its head side to side surveying the savanna for predators, or a lizard tilting its head down and to the side to snap up a crawling bug.
—Kent Dunlap, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
At 600 square miles, Loango is a patchwork of savanna, lagoons, tropical rainforest, and beaches that seem to stretch to eternity.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
The massive tusker was modeled after a real Kenyan elephant who was a true giant of the African savanna, towering at 10 feet tall and weighing over 6 tons.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Picture a zebra swinging its head side to side surveying the savanna for predators, or a lizard tilting its head down and to the side to snap up a crawling bug.
—Kent Dunlap, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savanna
Noun
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The authors’ arguments in defense of the prairie and its people deserve attention.—
Monitor staff,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
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Beneath its wide skies and quiet prairies lies a rugged and surprising variety of landscapes with trails galore.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The evidence, in other words, doesn’t point to an organized, mass rampage across the steppes.—
ByAndrew Curry,
science.org,
24 Feb. 2025
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This led to the extinction of the Caspian tiger — a once dominant predator on the forested steppes of western and central Asia.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Informing sustainable solar development in grasslands So far, our research has been limited to a grassland dominated by a cool season grass: smooth brome.—
Matthew Sturchio,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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These plots comprised one of four habitat types: forest, grassland, arable land and human settlements (Figure 2, also see Figure 3).—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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On the background of their ceaseless journey is the glorious Venetian plains, landscapes and settlements that seem to be stuck in a transitionary space, like Carlobianchi and Doriano, somewhere between urban and pastoral.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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When approached from the relatively flat plain to the east, the pit appears suddenly beneath a small rise.—
Michael Ray Taylor,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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“Savanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savanna. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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