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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Recent Examples of steppe
In the Mongolian steppe, nomadic communities used satellite data to better allocate the size of their herds ahead of winter.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
But they’ve since been reestablished on the steppes of Mongolia and China, with some in Russia and Ukraine.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 30 June 2025
Similar incentives simultaneously drew Russian farmers to the forests in the steppes of Central Asia and Chinese settlers to what is now Sichuan Province during the same centuries—land grants, tax relief, and the prospect of land security.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Unclaimed lands, especially on the forested edges of the steppe, were offered to settlers, creating ideal conditions for hunter ticks.
—Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
But they’ve since been reestablished on the steppes of Mongolia and China, with some in Russia and Ukraine.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 30 June 2025
Similar incentives simultaneously drew Russian farmers to the forests in the steppes of Central Asia and Chinese settlers to what is now Sichuan Province during the same centuries—land grants, tax relief, and the prospect of land security.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Unclaimed lands, especially on the forested edges of the steppe, were offered to settlers, creating ideal conditions for hunter ticks.
—Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steppe
Noun
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Additional changes in the new beach include a stabilizing stone wall, dry prairie grasses to deter birds and sand with larger grain size.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hailing from the prairies of North America, this salvia is an end-of-the-season stunner that produces tall spikes of sky-blue flowers in late summer.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite their incredibly unique look, quaggas were once very common across various grasslands in South Africa.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Typically, the bird is found in dry pastures and open spaces and prefers grasslands over coasts.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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During this epoch, expanses of coastal plains revealed themselves as sea levels dropped by around 330 feet.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
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Since its launch nearly 40 years ago, the Quagga Project — a South African initiative, led by naturalist Reinhold Rau — has served to selectively breed plains zebras that resemble the quagga’s unique appearance most closely.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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This region is more densely populated by Neptune-like worlds than both the desert and the savanna.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Amazon rainforest could wither into a savanna; coral reefs could bleach ghost-white; a major current in the Atlantic Ocean might go slack and fail to deliver warmth to Europe, turning Scotland into Siberia.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Steppe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steppe. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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