1
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heath
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The earthen walls hold back the rain that rolls down the vast Texas prairies, through Houston, on its way to the gulf.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025 -
The presentation also will take a deep dive into the different plants and animals found in prairies, as well as the methods land managers use to preserve this valuable landscape, event organizers said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, CA A chic escape for those looking to relax and recharge in the desert, Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa offers Functional Flow Yoga classes designed to enhance strength, mobility and balance through mindful movement.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Early in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Predator and later Reaper drones armed with Hellfire missiles allowed pilots in dark bases in the Nevada desert to attack militant targets in the Middle East.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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New York City's Comptroller, Brad Lander, says the value of the property in New York City's flood plain is now $176 billion and few people are going to move out of harm's way.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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Trump has long taken credit for provisions of a 2017 tax law championed by Alaska's congressional delegation that called for two oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain by late 2024.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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Modern Europeans descend from three main ancestral populations: hunter-gatherers who colonized the continent by around 40,000 years ago, early farmers from Anatolia who came into Europe about 8,500 years ago, and pastoralists from the Pontic-Caspian steppe who arrived around 5,000 years ago.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Adrenaline junkies might head to the new Husky Lodge, opening this June, a ten-ger camp in the steppe of the Uvurkhangai region.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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Miller moths live about a year — just long enough to emerge from their cocoons on the Great Plains, migrate west to Colorado’s mountains and return to the grasslands in the fall to lay their eggs, Anderegg said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
5 June 2025
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Scientists believe that reintroducing mammoth-like creatures to the Arctic tundra could help restore ancient grassland ecosystems and potentially slow permafrost thawing, which releases greenhouse gases.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Heath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heath. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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