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or veldt
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
lions prowling the African veld
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Recent Examples of veld
The prospect of being stuck in a jeep watching wildebeest pour through the veld did not intrigue me.
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Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2026
Then the curse of the fathers found me — slow at first, like a rumor rolling over the veld, then sudden, like a snare snapping shut on bone.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
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.
—J.r. Patterson, 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
Early in the play, Piet says of the plants:
That veld is a hard world.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 29 May 2018
These velds are where the last several Rift epidemics in South Africa began.
—Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
Only 20 feet separated my truck from the king of the veld.
—charlotteobserver, 27 Oct. 2017
Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2026
Then the curse of the fathers found me — slow at first, like a rumor rolling over the veld, then sudden, like a snare snapping shut on bone.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
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.
—J.r. Patterson, 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
Early in the play, Piet says of the plants:
That veld is a hard world.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 29 May 2018
These velds are where the last several Rift epidemics in South Africa began.
—Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
Only 20 feet separated my truck from the king of the veld.
—charlotteobserver, 27 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veld
Noun
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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
Noun
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Longer-running hiking trips take you everywhere from Western Greenland to the sea cliffs of the Faroe Islands, the steppes of Mongolia, or the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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Folktales are filled with people fighting to survive in forests, steppes, and deserts, and evading and outwitting the wild beasts that dwell within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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“Veld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veld. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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