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
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a village in the lowlands
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Recent Examples of lowland
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.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
The ice fills an immense lowland that sits below sea level and slopes inland.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
Rooms are nestled amidst the treetops of a 1,000-acre private reserve of Central America’s last remaining tropical lowland rainforest that skirts the park boundary (from $823 per night).
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2024
Deep in the lowlands of South Asia, the forests are alive with fruit-eating barbets and nectar-sipping sunbirds.
—Byalice Sun, science.org, 25 Sep. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
The ice fills an immense lowland that sits below sea level and slopes inland.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
Rooms are nestled amidst the treetops of a 1,000-acre private reserve of Central America’s last remaining tropical lowland rainforest that skirts the park boundary (from $823 per night).
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2024
Deep in the lowlands of South Asia, the forests are alive with fruit-eating barbets and nectar-sipping sunbirds.
—Byalice Sun, science.org, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowland
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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.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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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
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Indeed, at a time when tropical forests and grasslands are besieged by farming, mining, and other threats, birdwatching tourism offers a real incentive to keep ecosystems intact.Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
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Surviving birds can sometimes be spotted in some of the seasonal wetlands and grasslands of the San Francisco Bay Area, such as Harvey Marsh in Sunnyvale Baylands Park, East Palo Alto’s Ravenswood Preserve, Fremont’s Coyote Hills Regional Park and along eastern Contra Costa County’s Suisun Bay.Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Since Austen’s death in 1817, the cottage had been split into flats and fallen into disrepair, though Darnell was determined to save it.Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Gabriel thought of his own mother, alone in her small flat.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Home to more national parks than anywhere else in Queensland, the peninsula houses a variety of landscapes, from lush rainforests to tropical savannas and vibrant coral reefs.Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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But the eastern shores of Lady Bird Lake also harbor small savanna ecosystems.Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 9 July 2024
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Ever since a devastating tornado encounter, Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) gave up chasing storms across the Oklahoma prairie to safely study them on screens in New York City.Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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This old style of hunting isn’t specific to the Canadian prairie, either.Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
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Some of the bones may date to a period 3800 to 3500 years ago, around the time that Yamnaya pastoralists from the steppes, once called Aryans, are thought to have migrated to India.ByVaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
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An invasive species called Hedge Parsley has made its way to Austin from the steppes of Asia, where the plant is native.Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 9 July 2024
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From freezing Alaskan tundras to the unexpected cold snaps of southern states, here's a look at the coldest temperatures ever recorded across the country, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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There are two sleeping cars for guests divided into berths of upper and lower bunk beds — out on the tundra this is five-star luxury.Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 26 Nov. 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 21 Dec. 2024.
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