as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
a report on the arctic tundra of Alaska and the polar bears that inhabit that vast, frozen plain
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Recent Examples of tundra
This wild tundra is home to reindeer, arctic hares, and 40 percent of the world’s musk ox population.
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
The elusive species’ breeding area is a four-hour drive on a dirt road from Nome, Alaska, followed by a hike to the summit of a small tundra hilltop.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
The woolly mammoth, which was native to the Arctic tundra, became extinct relatively recently, in evolutionary terms—about four thousand years ago.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The goal for Colossal Biosciences is to repopulate parts of the Arctic tundra with cold-resistant, mammoth-like elephants.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
The elusive species’ breeding area is a four-hour drive on a dirt road from Nome, Alaska, followed by a hike to the summit of a small tundra hilltop.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
The woolly mammoth, which was native to the Arctic tundra, became extinct relatively recently, in evolutionary terms—about four thousand years ago.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The goal for Colossal Biosciences is to repopulate parts of the Arctic tundra with cold-resistant, mammoth-like elephants.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tundra
Noun
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The authors’ arguments in defense of the prairie and its people deserve attention.—
Monitor staff,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
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Beneath its wide skies and quiet prairies lies a rugged and surprising variety of landscapes with trails galore.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
20 May 2025
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Why Europe can't defend itself without Trump: The winter bitterness of Romania's steppe was not the only chill as NATO soldiers exercised just miles from Ukraine last month.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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For a long time there was nothing but steppe, and then a single hut appeared.—
Daniel Mason,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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On the background of their ceaseless journey is the glorious Venetian plains, landscapes and settlements that seem to be stuck in a transitionary space, like Carlobianchi and Doriano, somewhere between urban and pastoral.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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When approached from the relatively flat plain to the east, the pit appears suddenly beneath a small rise.—
Michael Ray Taylor,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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Informing sustainable solar development in grasslands So far, our research has been limited to a grassland dominated by a cool season grass: smooth brome.—
Matthew Sturchio,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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These plots comprised one of four habitat types: forest, grassland, arable land and human settlements (Figure 2, also see Figure 3).—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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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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For the recent study, Rubenstein and his colleagues collected behavioral and genetic information on nine flocks of superb starlings living in East African savannas across 40 breeding seasons, from 2002 to 2021.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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“Tundra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tundra. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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