as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
a report on the arctic tundra of Alaska and the polar bears that inhabit that vast, frozen plain
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Recent Examples of tundra
That's the nature of their music: just hot and heavy enough to warm even the coldest of tundras.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Local, state and federal agencies scoured large stretches of icy waters and miles of frozen tundra before finding the plane.
—Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the Arctic tundra was the second-greenest since records began in 2000, indicating that more shrubs had taken root and expanded into new terrain.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Mommy did not travel all the way to Montreal in the frigid tundra to be passive and uninteresting.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Local, state and federal agencies scoured large stretches of icy waters and miles of frozen tundra before finding the plane.
—Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the Arctic tundra was the second-greenest since records began in 2000, indicating that more shrubs had taken root and expanded into new terrain.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Mommy did not travel all the way to Montreal in the frigid tundra to be passive and uninteresting.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tundra
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Drag slider compare photos The prairie had been prime for burning after a dry spell and powerful winds spread the flames, with the fire complex eventually growing to cover an area nearly as large as Rhode Island, killing 4,000 cattle and 8 people, and destroying 151 structures.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024
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Drive across mostly empty prairie for an hour and come upon Sutton Bay and the place feels nearly surreal.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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In 1974, Soviet scientists fired rockets from the steppes of Kazakhstan into the upper atmosphere.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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The new population comes from the steppes of a different location: between the North Caucasus Mountains and the lower Volga.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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The maria are vast, solidified lava plains that formed between 3.2 billion and 3.6 billion years ago from volcanic activity.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The mandate also targets oil and gas leasing in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and again revokes the conservation status of 28 million acres of public land that had been withdrawn from mineral and energy development since 1971.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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But, as their grassland habitat dwindled, so did their population.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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Specifically, the credits now foreshadow particular moments that emerge over the course of the season: Look no further than the moment when innie Mark hobbles about a hilly grassland, which turns to be an actual milieu for a scene anchored by Gwendoline Christie in episode three.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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It’s known mostly for the Namib Desert coming down to the Atlantic Ocean coast, but also for mountains, canyons and savannas.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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One of the new exhibits includes a 23-acre African savanna featuring rhinos, giraffes, cheetahs and lions, according to past reporting.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Tundra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tundra. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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