as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
nomads have long grazed yaks on the steppes of Mongolia
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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.
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Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
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
The find suggest Tarim Basim people learned kefir production techniques from Eurasian steppe populations.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
Once the animals were a crucial piece of the ecosystem in the steppes of Central Asia.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
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Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
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
The find suggest Tarim Basim people learned kefir production techniques from Eurasian steppe populations.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
Once the animals were a crucial piece of the ecosystem in the steppes of Central Asia.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steppe
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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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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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Smaller explosions peppered the forest and grasslands.C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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While mammoths were adapted to cold, open tundras and the grasslands of Europe, North America and Asia during the Ice Age, mastodons were found in woodlands and swampy areas across Central and North America.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Suddenly the sea rises and starts to flood the plain.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Half of Brooklyn is on an outwash plain—Prospect Park to Coney Island.John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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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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They are found in forests, savannas and wetlands of West Africa.Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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By 2050, the entire region could be irreversibly on the path to becoming a savanna.Nemonte Nenquimo, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Steppe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steppe. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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