as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
nomads have long grazed yaks on the steppes of Mongolia
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Recent Examples of steppe
But that factor, so present for so long in world history, disappeared first with Czar’s troops overrunning the steppes of Central Asia in the late 1700s.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Some of the bones may date to a period 3800 to 3500 years ago, around the time that Yamnaya pastoralists from the steppes, once called Aryans, are thought to have migrated to India.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
An invasive species called Hedge Parsley has made its way to Austin from the steppes of Asia, where the plant is native.
—Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 9 July 2024
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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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Some of the bones may date to a period 3800 to 3500 years ago, around the time that Yamnaya pastoralists from the steppes, once called Aryans, are thought to have migrated to India.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
An invasive species called Hedge Parsley has made its way to Austin from the steppes of Asia, where the plant is native.
—Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 9 July 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steppe
Noun
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Shh—hear the mountains murmur? Peripatetic prairies slowly creep across the globe.—
Daniel Galef,
Scientific American,
15 Oct. 2024
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Thousands of years ago, southern Wisconsin transitioned from a closed-canopy oak forest to an oak savanna—in an open prairie, oaks, instead of growing straight and tall, branch too early for canoe-making.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2024
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The species is widespread across Ethiopia and known to inhabit woodlands and grasslands.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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The area around it is a unique and delicate ecosystem that includes estuaries and coastal grasslands, mud flats and more, where falcons, hawks, ravens, gulls and songbirds live.—
Robert A. Kopack,
The Conversation,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Leave a comment View Comments The formations have also provided insight into one of the biggest mysteries on Mars — why the planet has a marked boundary between the soaring highlands of its southern hemisphere and shallow plains in the northern hemisphere.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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That feature is Athabasca Valles, a system of valleys carved into volcanic plains on Mars.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Use it for fresh buds or a few pampas stems to liven up your living room or sleeping space.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 Oct. 2023
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Shop vibrant blooms like coral daisies, autumn sunflowers and golden yarrow, plus grass stems like pampas, wheat and bunny tails.—
Alyssa Gautieri,
Good Housekeeping,
13 June 2023
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Around the turn of the century, Israel’s forestry department converted part of the Negev Desert into a savanna, planting trees in a mosaic of natural and altered patches to boost species diversity.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
30 Sep. 2024
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They are found in forests, savannas and wetlands of West Africa.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Steppe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steppe. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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