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Recent Examples of bottomland
Twisting through the bottomland was a sparkling stream that emptied into Indiana’s largest reservoir, Lake Monroe.
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Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Congaree National Park South Carolina Congaree National Park in South Carolina is best known for its large collection of old-growth, bottomland hardwood trees.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
Most worked on farms — including harvesting potatoes on about 2,000 acres of Missouri River bottomland.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Often, deer that bed in flatter creek or river bottomlands bed close to the water.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Congaree National Park South Carolina Congaree National Park in South Carolina is best known for its large collection of old-growth, bottomland hardwood trees.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
Most worked on farms — including harvesting potatoes on about 2,000 acres of Missouri River bottomland.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Often, deer that bed in flatter creek or river bottomlands bed close to the water.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottomland
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Mysterious medieval ruins fleck otherwise untouched vistas that are often shrouded in mist, and through them, rare animals roam the lowlands, and towering waterfalls meander from above.—
Andrea Bussell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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Between the meager river water and the plentiful vegetation, lowlands could face just as much risk as the upland forests.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside Online,
18 June 2025
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The areas considered at risk are mostly on the city's periphery where building density is lower and structures are closer to plots of flammable grasslands, pastures and other types of wildlands.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Surrounded by the high-desert peaks and grassland valleys of the Rocky Mountains’ Front Range, the gathering is known for its laidback, easygoing environment.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025
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Packing in some of the most scenic stretches of America’s prairies and mountains, the route follows parts of the Lewis & Clark Trail.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The bison, who were reintroduced to the prairie in 2022, are part of a plan to naturalize the park’s landscape by restoring the oak savanna and prairie landscape of the past.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
15 June 2025
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Here, Hensman keeps a herd of seven African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana).—
Ed Stoddard,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 June 2025
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The species was once plentiful in Brazil’s savanna, or Cerrado, until farming and timber plantations took over the landscape, according to the zoo.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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Our current favorite pairs include a few riffs on those flats from The Row—but thanks to the recent creative renaissance around jellies, there are so many more options to discover.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
15 July 2025
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The actress accessorized with a wicker handbag and white pointed-toe flats.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Such minerals may be found at other former nuclear test sites around the world, ranging from the deserts of the United States to the remote tundra of Siberia, from the Australian outback to the atolls of the Pacific, and the mountains of North Korea, India, and Pakistan.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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During the testing phase, Sony requested weather information for the previous 20 years of each NFL city to make sure that the headsets could handle all conditions, from the sweltering humidity in Tampa to the frozen tundra of Green Bay and the steady rain in Seattle.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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But the real magic lies in the journey between the huts - stillness in alpine meadows, foraging in the wild, swims in glacier-fed lakes, and candlelit bonfire dinners with fellow hikers.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Plan to spend a full five days exploring the rock formations, wildflower meadows, art installations, and architectural hot spots of this region.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
17 July 2025
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“Bottomland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottomland. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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