champaign

as in plain
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country after days of trudging through dense forest, the explorers came upon a vast champaign

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Noun
  • The line is rooted in outerwear, which includes wrap coats in twin layers of double-faced wool; reversible jackets with one side plain, the other patterned; and crinkled unisex trenchcoats that pack up neatly into a travel pouch, printed with a bicycle pattern drawn from Veldkamp’s art.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
  • This piece from Matt Simon digging into the science behind the catastrophic Texas floods makes the abstract plain, while this disaster preparedness kit offers practical advice.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • This is like taking a Conestoga wagon from the prairie to the desert.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
  • But there's no denying the force of those would-be Fingers of God that terrorize the prairie, scooping up houses, tanker trucks, and, best of all, a mooing steer.
    EW Staff Published, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • In the northwest of what became America, bogs and boreal forests replaced the dry plains and steppe, fed upon and spread by large grazers like wapiti, moose and elk — who lived on, and helped create, the forests that now define the region.
    Saul Elbein, The Hill, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • This sanctuary consists of roughly 24 acres of wetlands, grasslands and forest.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
  • In Michigan, the ideal habitat mix is 20% to 30% bottomland hardwoods, 10% to 30% mature oaks, 5% to 10% conifers, 10% to 15% shrubs, 20% to 30% croplands and 15% to 25% grasslands, clover pastures or idled fields.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Read on for even more wreaths under $35, with festive options featuring shiny baubles, LED lights, feathery pampas, and more.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CNN — Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all kinds of plants and wildlife, including elephants, rhinos and lions.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Champaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champaign. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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