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also savannah
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
lions roaming the savanna
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Recent Examples of savanna
The bison, who were reintroduced to the prairie in 2022, are part of a plan to naturalize the park’s landscape by restoring the oak savanna and prairie landscape of the past.
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Disney World: Both Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon will be open this summer
Cast members monitored Tucker’s actions with other savanna residents such as zebras, sable antelopes and springbok.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
The study, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, shares several key findings that demonstrate how African savanna elephants move through challenging landscapes.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Below, five African adventures—from the deep jungles of Congo to the museums of Benin—that take you far beyond the savanna.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Disney World: Both Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon will be open this summer
Cast members monitored Tucker’s actions with other savanna residents such as zebras, sable antelopes and springbok.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
The study, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, shares several key findings that demonstrate how African savanna elephants move through challenging landscapes.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Below, five African adventures—from the deep jungles of Congo to the museums of Benin—that take you far beyond the savanna.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savanna
Noun
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This is like taking a Conestoga wagon from the prairie to the desert.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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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
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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
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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
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This sanctuary consists of roughly 24 acres of wetlands, grasslands and forest.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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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
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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
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While the dire wolves were promoted by investor George R.R. Martin, this latest project started with a pitch from Lord of Rings director and unofficial New Zealand tourism czar Peter Jackson, whose films introduced the world to the stunning mountain ranges and grassy plains of his homeland.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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“Savanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savanna. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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