as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
vaqueros driving their herd of cattle across the campo
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Recent Examples of campo
Since 2019, Javier Farfan has been the quarterback — or, el mariscal de campo — overseeing a massive push to highlight the league-wide spectrum of Latinidad.
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Alan Chazaro, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
Some readers may note that three of the Marte daughters were born in the 1950s during the 30-year dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, yet there is no specific reference to his tyranny, his notorious preying on campo girls or the measures families took to protect them.
—Patricia Engel, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
The campo, which forms part of the 150,000-hectare Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, is best accessed via cable car.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2023
The German synagogue was constructed by a group of Ashkenazi Jews with five large windows that overlook the ghetto’s central square, or campo.
—New York Times, 4 May 2022
Vasquez is the youngest artist in the show, and his paintings show the joy of lively gatherings in the campo (meaning rural areas or the countryside in Spanish-speaking countries and within the Latinx diaspora).
—CNN, 31 Aug. 2021
Like many Puerto Ricans born in the campo (boondocks) or born before the 1950s, birth dates and timelines are a blurred suggestion.
—Illyanna Maisonet, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2018
The Cordillera Blanca, a snowy mountain range in northern Peru, has the ayudantes de campo, or field helpers, in Spanish.
—Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
Also involved have been the groups representing descendants and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, which runs the hospital built atop a 19th-century campo santo.
—Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Dec. 2017
Alan Chazaro, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
Some readers may note that three of the Marte daughters were born in the 1950s during the 30-year dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, yet there is no specific reference to his tyranny, his notorious preying on campo girls or the measures families took to protect them.
—Patricia Engel, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
The campo, which forms part of the 150,000-hectare Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, is best accessed via cable car.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2023
The German synagogue was constructed by a group of Ashkenazi Jews with five large windows that overlook the ghetto’s central square, or campo.
—New York Times, 4 May 2022
Vasquez is the youngest artist in the show, and his paintings show the joy of lively gatherings in the campo (meaning rural areas or the countryside in Spanish-speaking countries and within the Latinx diaspora).
—CNN, 31 Aug. 2021
Like many Puerto Ricans born in the campo (boondocks) or born before the 1950s, birth dates and timelines are a blurred suggestion.
—Illyanna Maisonet, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2018
The Cordillera Blanca, a snowy mountain range in northern Peru, has the ayudantes de campo, or field helpers, in Spanish.
—Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
Also involved have been the groups representing descendants and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, which runs the hospital built atop a 19th-century campo santo.
—Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campo
Noun
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Today, its exhibits feature live animals, taxidermy specimens, recreations of the region’s former prairies and woodlands, and educational materials about sustaining the natural environment.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The site is surrounded by the remnants of a tall grass prairie that once covered millions of acres of Minnesota and the West.—
John Diers,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The new study presents strong genetic evidence linking Indo-European origins to the steppe.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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But what exactly is that? Steppe ancestry refers to the Pontic-Caspian steppes located north of the Black and Caspian Seas.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The air fryer takes the humble food of the plains and Rust Belt—wings, fries, onion rings, nuggets, yesterday's pizza—and crisps it up for you at home.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
6 Feb. 2025
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However, colder-than-normal conditions are expected hold in parts of the Northwest and northern plains.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Use it for fresh buds or a few pampas stems to liven up your living room or sleeping space.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 Oct. 2023
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Shop vibrant blooms like coral daisies, autumn sunflowers and golden yarrow, plus grass stems like pampas, wheat and bunny tails.—
Alyssa Gautieri,
Good Housekeeping,
13 June 2023
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The Sahel’s delicate grasslands, for instance, are rapidly giving way to desert shrubs.—
Narcisa Pricope,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer.—
Jim Robbin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Campo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campo. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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