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
The Arctic tundra, once a sink for carbon emissions, is officially thawed and sufficiently wildfire-prone to become a source of them.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
Many Arctic plants and animals have adapted to rely on permafrost’s consistency, from forests that root into its surface layer to migratory species that depend on the tundra’s seasonal cycles.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
These are often shorebirds, including birds that breed on the tundra and winter in southern South America.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
However, more spots in the ABZ — especially in tundras — are also turning into carbon sources, mainly due to rising emissions during non-summer seasons.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
Many Arctic plants and animals have adapted to rely on permafrost’s consistency, from forests that root into its surface layer to migratory species that depend on the tundra’s seasonal cycles.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
These are often shorebirds, including birds that breed on the tundra and winter in southern South America.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
However, more spots in the ABZ — especially in tundras — are also turning into carbon sources, mainly due to rising emissions during non-summer seasons.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tundra
Noun
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While the continent was once home to 170 million acres of tall-grass prairie, now only four percent remains.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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This call is a staple of the summer soundscape in American prairies, where the uppie serves as an indicator species for prime habitat.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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The monument features lava flows, cinder cones, and sagebrush steppe.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The land dried up, and the Aral Sea—the great oasis of the Asian steppes—evaporated.—
Henry Duckworth,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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But some people don't want to leave Steve Rodriguez lives in a flood plain.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Ali's community is comprised of seasonal migrants who travel yearly to herd their sheep, mostly in the plains of neighboring Punjab province.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
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The drumlin islands feature diverse ecosystems including salt marshes, sandy beaches, sea-grass beds, tidal pools, mudflats, grasslands and hardwood forests—alongside a wide range of wild animals and marine life, including mussels, barnacles and dozens of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Thousands of the leggy birds return to England’s moors and grasslands each spring to breed.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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Disney had people stationed across the savanna for Tucker’s protection.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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More than 30 percent of the biomass in such savannas gets consumed by termites hollowing out trunks from within, according to research by Zanne, a co-author of an article on deadwood and the carbon cycle in the 2024 Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Tundra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tundra. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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