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as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
not much grows on the heath besides heather
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2
as in desert
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops
drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end
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Hang on to your bonnets, y’all—Laura Ingalls Wilder is making her way back to the prairie.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2025 -
Located along a longtime migratory path on Lake Michigan, Cook County attracts a wide variety of birds to the lakefront, as well as forest preserves, wetlands and prairies.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Explore the Mars-like plateaus and desert—which turn green in the springtime—on foot, bike, or car.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2025
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The epic second chapter in this Dune adaptation trilogy sees Paul Atreides reluctantly step into his messianic desert destiny.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
29 Jan. 2025
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Leave a comment View Comments The formations have also provided insight into one of the biggest mysteries on Mars — why the planet has a marked boundary between the soaring highlands of its southern hemisphere and shallow plains in the northern hemisphere.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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That feature is Athabasca Valles, a system of valleys carved into volcanic plains on Mars.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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On the backs of horses, human civilization had grown, from the steppes of Asia to Greece, Rome, and Europe.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Born 43 years ago in the high steppes of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia—a two-and-a-half-hour drive from the Russian border—the Chinese bass Peixin Chen sings in primordial tones that set the whole hall and the listener’s rib cage humming.—
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7 Dec. 2024
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The Florida climate is similar to that of the capybaras’ homelands—they are found in every country in South America except Chile, usually in places where dense forests and grasslands meet water sources, such as rivers and swamps.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas These states are subject to big grassland fires that can move very quickly in high wind conditions, putting large numbers of homes a risk, said Radeloff, the University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Heath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heath. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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