as in bottomland
an area where the land is at, near, or below the level of the sea and where there are not usually mountains or large hills
—usually plural
a village in the lowlands
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Recent Examples of lowland
Like other premium Tequila’s it’s made from 100% blue Weber agave, grown in the highlands and lowlands of Jalisco, Mexico.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Settlement density data, ranging from 49 to 61 structures per square kilometer, indicate that cities and dense settlements are common in large parts of the central Maya lowlands.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
The researchers are now planning to visit Valeriana and the surrounding settlements in person to learn more about the ancient rural population of the Maya lowlands.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Just inland from the Pacific Northwest’s rainforest drip line, with more than 10 feet of rain a year, are the forests dominated by Douglas fir, western red cedar and hemlock, growing in the mild climate with some 70 inches of rain a year, in a thick rumpled green cloak in the Cascade lowlands.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Settlement density data, ranging from 49 to 61 structures per square kilometer, indicate that cities and dense settlements are common in large parts of the central Maya lowlands.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
The researchers are now planning to visit Valeriana and the surrounding settlements in person to learn more about the ancient rural population of the Maya lowlands.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Just inland from the Pacific Northwest’s rainforest drip line, with more than 10 feet of rain a year, are the forests dominated by Douglas fir, western red cedar and hemlock, growing in the mild climate with some 70 inches of rain a year, in a thick rumpled green cloak in the Cascade lowlands.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowland
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There is quite a large area of bottomland forest and marshlands year round.—
Karl Schneider,
The Indianapolis Star,
20 Dec. 2024
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Tennessee residents will be able to choose Red Milkweed - a native perennial found in swamps, river bottomlands and wet meadows - and Common Milkweed - another native perennial found in fields, open woods and roadsides, though less than 100,000 seed packets remain for each variety.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
13 Oct. 2024
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The species is widespread across Ethiopia and known to inhabit woodlands and grasslands.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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The area around it is a unique and delicate ecosystem that includes estuaries and coastal grasslands, mud flats and more, where falcons, hawks, ravens, gulls and songbirds live.—
Robert A. Kopack,
The Conversation,
17 Jan. 2025
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Inspirations drawn from ballet flats add a touch of grace and fluidity, perfectly complementing the relaxed yet refined looks of the season.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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The outcome will finally end the ordeal for Knox that began when Kercher was found murdered in their flat in Perugia on Nov. 1, 2007.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Around the turn of the century, Israel’s forestry department converted part of the Negev Desert into a savanna, planting trees in a mosaic of natural and altered patches to boost species diversity.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
30 Sep. 2024
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They are found in forests, savannas and wetlands of West Africa.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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Shh—hear the mountains murmur? Peripatetic prairies slowly creep across the globe.—
Daniel Galef,
Scientific American,
15 Oct. 2024
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Thousands of years ago, southern Wisconsin transitioned from a closed-canopy oak forest to an oak savanna—in an open prairie, oaks, instead of growing straight and tall, branch too early for canoe-making.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2024
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On the backs of horses, human civilization had grown, from the steppes of Asia to Greece, Rome, and Europe.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Born 43 years ago in the high steppes of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia—a two-and-a-half-hour drive from the Russian border—the Chinese bass Peixin Chen sings in primordial tones that set the whole hall and the listener’s rib cage humming.—
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7 Dec. 2024
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Green Bay is favored in this game, and playing at the freezing tundra of Lambeau Field should help things.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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What's next: The tundra carbon finding is a signal of other fundamental shifts yet to come across the Arctic.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
11 Dec. 2024
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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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“Lowland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowland. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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