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Recent Examples of bottomland
Crews have been scattering millions of seeds of native plants to restore vegetation on 2,200 acres of reservoir bottomlands that were underwater for generations.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Congaree National Park, South Carolina Congaree National Park is home to the largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the southeastern U.S.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The national park protects the largest intact old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast, with stands of 500-year-old bald cypress trees, loblolly pines that stretch 165 feet in the air, and towering elm, oaks, tupelos, and sweet gums.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
But the narrow valley with a meandering river threading its way along the bottomlands was also determined to be a good place to bring electricity to Siskiyou County and other parts of Northern California and Southern Oregon.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Congaree National Park, South Carolina Congaree National Park is home to the largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the southeastern U.S.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The national park protects the largest intact old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast, with stands of 500-year-old bald cypress trees, loblolly pines that stretch 165 feet in the air, and towering elm, oaks, tupelos, and sweet gums.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
But the narrow valley with a meandering river threading its way along the bottomlands was also determined to be a good place to bring electricity to Siskiyou County and other parts of Northern California and Southern Oregon.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottomland
Noun
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Old documents also claimed that this species could grow in lowlands, survive high temperatures and withstand droughts.—
Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The appearance of this boundary varies around the planet, with some areas seeming to link the lowlands directly to the highlands, while others contain sharp cliffs.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Whereas mammoths preferred the cold, dry grasslands that spread as Ice Age glaciers expanded, Mammut preferred the warmer, wetter habitats of Pleistocene forests and thrived during the interglacial reprieves from the ice.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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The population of grassland birds in the U.S. has dropped by 43% since 1970, as row-crop production, drought and habitat loss take their toll, the report says.—
Sarah Metz,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What do beef tallow, prairie dresses and the quiet luxury trend all have in common?—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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These and other prairie plants provide an ideal habitat for hundreds of pollinators and insect species including bunchgrass skippers and dreamy dusky wing butterflies.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Disney had people stationed across the savanna for Tucker’s protection.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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More than 30 percent of the biomass in such savannas gets consumed by termites hollowing out trunks from within, according to research by Zanne, a co-author of an article on deadwood and the carbon cycle in the 2024 Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Macdonald also painstakingly recreated the couple’s Greenwich Village flat, down to the debris strewn out on the floor.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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Dress it up with block heels for the office or down with ballet flats or sneakers for brunch.—
Claire Harmeyer,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This first-of-its-kind attraction will take guests on an exhilarating journey through towering glaciers, vast tundra and the icy depths of the Arctic Ocean, encountering some of the planet’s most awe-inspiring wildlife along the way.—
Tracy Yochum,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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The brutal Arctic tundra, rare glimpses of sunlight, and eccentric small-town characters are the draw here.—
Andrea Duncan-Mao,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In a nod to Tavern’s history as a sheep meadow, a flock of sheep will make an appearance during brunch, delighting kids and longtime New Yorkers alike.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The backstory: In 1654, these some 7,500 acres of ancient woodlands and meadows were acquired by the aristocratic Clerk family (who still own it today), who quickly set about establishing it as a hub for the aesthetic and intellectual elite of their time.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Bottomland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottomland. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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