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or veldt
as in savanna
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
lions prowling the African veld
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Recent Examples of veld
These velds are where the last several Rift epidemics in South Africa began.
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Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
The Rovos line in all its splendor—a vision of green and white carriages that draws the eye across the yellow veld—owes its existence to the foresight of South African Rohan Vos, who, back in 1989, took the business from unlikely dream to realization.
—Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2023
Working with local landscape architect Dawid Klopper, the couple removed most of the non-native foliage and replaced it with indigenous plants more typical of South Africa’s veld, or grassland, like aloes and red grass.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 5 Jan. 2021
There is still plenty of grassland here, or veld, as South Africans call it.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 6 Mar. 2020
The veld looked like the giant desiccated hide of some ancient creature, skinned and scarred and skeletal.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
Early in the play, Piet says of the plants:
That veld is a hard world.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 29 May 2018
Only 20 feet separated my truck from the king of the veld.
—charlotteobserver, 27 Oct. 2017
The giraffe now appeared to be part of a surreal painting, running across a purplish veld beneath a red sky.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017
Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
The Rovos line in all its splendor—a vision of green and white carriages that draws the eye across the yellow veld—owes its existence to the foresight of South African Rohan Vos, who, back in 1989, took the business from unlikely dream to realization.
—Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2023
Working with local landscape architect Dawid Klopper, the couple removed most of the non-native foliage and replaced it with indigenous plants more typical of South Africa’s veld, or grassland, like aloes and red grass.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 5 Jan. 2021
There is still plenty of grassland here, or veld, as South Africans call it.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 6 Mar. 2020
The veld looked like the giant desiccated hide of some ancient creature, skinned and scarred and skeletal.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
Early in the play, Piet says of the plants:
That veld is a hard world.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 29 May 2018
Only 20 feet separated my truck from the king of the veld.
—charlotteobserver, 27 Oct. 2017
The giraffe now appeared to be part of a surreal painting, running across a purplish veld beneath a red sky.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veld
Noun
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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
Noun
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For decades, scholars debated whether these languages spread from the Eurasian steppe or from early farmers in Anatolia, in what is now Turkey.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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But they’ve since been reestablished on the steppes of Mongolia and China, with some in Russia and Ukraine.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The flightless animal is native to Australia and can live in several different environments, including eucalyptus forests, woodlands, and sand plains.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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In my opinion, this gives it an advantage over some other plains states.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
23 July 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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“Veld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veld. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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