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
Steve taught me how to travel soundlessly through the lowland wilderness.
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Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Through Saturday afternoon, 3-5 inches of rain are expected across the mountains, with 0.5-1.5 inches expected through the lowlands.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
The 4,000-acre park includes lowland areas, meadows, forests, eight miles of Lake Huron shoreline, a one-mile sandy beach and more.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The image also captures lowland plains to the right and highland plains to the left.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Through Saturday afternoon, 3-5 inches of rain are expected across the mountains, with 0.5-1.5 inches expected through the lowlands.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
The 4,000-acre park includes lowland areas, meadows, forests, eight miles of Lake Huron shoreline, a one-mile sandy beach and more.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The image also captures lowland plains to the right and highland plains to the left.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowland
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Farmers in the bottomlands, who previously planted wheat and barley, are beginning to plant rice, which can be underwater for two days without damage to the crop.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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An abundance of water and rich bottomland drew them to the area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
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The early-morning thunderstorms that rumbled across the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys Tuesday also produced nearly 10,000 dry lightning strikes, sparking wildfires from the Mother Lode to the grasslands of eastern Sacramento County.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gangly giraffes punctuated the grasslands like goofy exclamation points.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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Opt for Dream Pairs Loafers for a touch of hardware or Vionic Uptown Loafers for a sneaker-meets-flats construction.—
Amber Cardullo,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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In this sequel to The Ice Road that trades Canadian ice flats for cliff-edge drop-offs and hairpin passes, Neeson’s grieving character Mike McCann heads to the Himalayas to scatter his brother’s ashes.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ruth — one of three African savanna elephants at the Milwaukee County Zoo — took a tumble.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The area is characterized by fertile volcanic soils, lower temperature and higher rainfall than the arid and savanna zones around the mountain, attracting people who will settle on the slopes.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hikers will pass by Texas persimmon trees and bluestem prairie grass, with armadillos and rabbits popping in and out of the wilderness.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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Dune and swale systems are globally rare; this topographic variation — upland in the dunes, lowland in the swales — combines with the region’s unique confluence of biomes — particularly oak savanna, prairie and wetlands — to pack a lot of biodiversity into the preserve’s 42 acres.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Identification of microbes The team used genomic and bioinformatic techniques to analyze the remains of woolly and steppe mammoths.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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The meeting was held in a squat building in the middle of the sagebrush-steppe landscape.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Operators such as Frontiers North Adventures will take you on a tundra buggy tour to glimpse the Arctic’s most majestic predators.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love was the talk of the tundra after a scintillating second half in 2023, and expectations were through the roof for the former first-round pick heading into 2024 as a result.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Some invasive ornamental grasses include pampas grass, Mexican feather grass, and fountaingrass.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Aug. 2025
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CNN — Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all kinds of plants and wildlife, including elephants, rhinos and lions.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Lowland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowland. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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