as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
nomads have long grazed yaks on the steppes of Mongolia
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Recent Examples of steppe
Third Bench would be south of that, mostly open sagebrush steppe in hills that roll toward land set aside for Kuna’s expansion goals.
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Mark Dee
january 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
All 40 rooms in the low-lying, two-story building look onto the park’s iconic towers, with large windows to catch Patagonia’s expansive steppes and skies.
—Sarah Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The desolate steppe landscape between the capital and Palmyra is cut off from phone networks and riddled with mines.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2025
From west to east, the Mediterranean basin links up with the great steppes rolling out of Hungary.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025
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Mark Dee
january 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
All 40 rooms in the low-lying, two-story building look onto the park’s iconic towers, with large windows to catch Patagonia’s expansive steppes and skies.
—Sarah Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The desolate steppe landscape between the capital and Palmyra is cut off from phone networks and riddled with mines.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2025
From west to east, the Mediterranean basin links up with the great steppes rolling out of Hungary.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steppe
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Looking over 6,000 acres of prairie, the 45,000-square-foot visitor center would undergo a $7 million renovation after sustaining severe damage from a hailstorm in 2024.—
Kate Kealey,
Des Moines Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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Visitors can take a ranching tour or admire the wide-open prairie skies before heading to Caprock Canyons for a scenic camping trip.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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It’s supposed to be rolling plains, prairies … with intermittent tree cover.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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While the airport fell just short of 90 degrees, many communities across the plains surged into the low 90s — an extraordinary feat for March.—
Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The grassland fire was burning with a rapid rate of spread and the potential to reach 200 acres, the agency said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Together, these animals point to a warmer, wetter interglacial period — not the cold, dry grassland that scientists typically associate with the region.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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This comparison only goes so far, of course; a theme‑park savanna and the real thing are as different as Orlando and Tsavo are distant.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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The insect thrives in warm savanna woodlands and in vegetation along lakes or streams, so the disease tends to take hold in remote areas where people rely on fishing, hunting and agriculture for their livelihoods.—
Fran Kritz,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
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There, Patagonia stretches out into wide skies, windswept pampas, turquoise lakes, and towering ice fields.—
Eric Sheets,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Dec. 2025
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The earthy palette of browns, pampa greens, and guanaco beiges further enhances the collection’s life-in-the-great-outdoors vibe, only occasionally countered with pops of vivid blue and black.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Steppe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steppe. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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