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velds

noun

variants or veldts

plural of veld

as in prairies

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country lions prowling the African veld

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In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Arbor Hills has wooded paths, open prairies, and even a creek, presenting the whole package to any outdoorsman without ever leaving the confines of the city.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of prairies

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Behind the storm, colder overnight temperatures could bring the first freeze of the season to much of Colorado's eastern plains.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Block after block of hulking data centers – both new and under construction – rise up seemingly out of nowhere from rolling plains and fields of sunflowers and sorghum.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of plains

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Today, Astana’s skyline can keep up with the best of them, with 21st-century architectural marvels made from concrete, steel, and glass cresting over the country’s endless steppes into the horizon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
The two tortoises on board were, appropriately, Russian steppes tortoises, NASA has said.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of steppes

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Chiricahua is a combination of climates The new national park features varying environments, from a desert landscape and grasslands to deciduous forest and chaparral shrub land to coniferous forest habitats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
The park spans roughly 12,000 acres of grasslands, desert scrub, riparian, and pine woodlands, which means there is a huge variety of wildlife and habitat types to see and explore.

— Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of grasslands

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El Niño threatens soy and corn harvests in the south while plunging savannahs and rainforests into drought and sparking wildfires.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
The center of the activities was a grove, within a ring of trees, considered to be one of the oldest oak savannas in the state.

— Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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