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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 Amazon rainforest, the Cerrado tropical savanna and the Pantanal wetlands are currently experiencing record-breaking wildfires as a result of these conditions, according to officials in that country.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2024
Cerrado is the world's most biodiverse savanna, home to 5% of the planet's animals and plants, South America's second-largest biome after the Amazon and a key source of freshwater for most of the continent.
—Eduardo Garcia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
One big goal: to assess the near-future risk of, say, an AMOC shutdown or the Amazon turning into a savanna.
—Sandra Upson, WIRED, 25 July 2024
Tropical savannas are the most flammable biome on the planet, burning as often as twice per year.
—Christopher Roos, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2024
Cerrado is the world's most biodiverse savanna, home to 5% of the planet's animals and plants, South America's second-largest biome after the Amazon and a key source of freshwater for most of the continent.
—Eduardo Garcia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
One big goal: to assess the near-future risk of, say, an AMOC shutdown or the Amazon turning into a savanna.
—Sandra Upson, WIRED, 25 July 2024
Tropical savannas are the most flammable biome on the planet, burning as often as twice per year.
—Christopher Roos, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savanna
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At this National Natural Landmark and a National Historic District, visitors will encounter a wide range of ecosystems including a deciduous forest, an oak savanna, a prairie and wetlands.Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Currently, there’s not a ton of great data about duck recruitment or survival rates on the prairie (biologists are working on it, and have theories about everything from habitat to predators like ravens).Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2024
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The find suggest Tarim Basim people learned kefir production techniques from Eurasian steppe populations.Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Once the animals were a crucial piece of the ecosystem in the steppes of Central Asia.Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
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The World Resources Institute noted that 1.7 gallons of corn ethanol are required to make 1 gallon of sustainable aviation fuel — necessitating corn acreage expansion that could jeopardize forests and grasslands.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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Since then, the mammals, who are highly adaptable and can live in towns and cities as well as forests and grasslands, have bred swiftly.Jack Guy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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He was born on the plains of North Dakota, growing up in the cities of Wimbledon, Kensal and Jamestown North.Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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How do the elements that come from the disparate landscapes of the Veneto—the plains, the waterways, the lagoons—make their way to the market?Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Savanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savanna. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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