savanna
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Synonyms for savanna
Synonyms
campo, champaign, down(s), grassland, heath, lea (or ley), llano, moor, pampa, plain, prairie, steppe, tundra, veld (or veldt)
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Scientists warn that deforestation is approaching a tipping point — between 20 percent and 25 percent — when the degradation could become irreversible, and rainforest could become savanna. — Washington Post, "As Amazon burns, breathing problems spike," 28 Aug. 2019 The Alaska and Baffin Island populations of wheatears probably never meet, either on the tundra or on the savanna. — Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska’s northern wheatears are about to embark on a remarkable journey," 10 Aug. 2019 On these prey-rich savannas, life is good—so good that real estate is at a premium. — Christine Dell'amore, National Geographic, "This is the only place on Earth where lions live alone," 9 Aug. 2019 Thousands of stars glitter over the African savanna. — Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Lion King’ remake offers a muffled roar," 17 July 2019 For more than 3,000 years, the tri-state area was dominated by oak savannas. — USA TODAY, "Ink library, parking barnacles, lunar training grounds: News from around our 50 states," 9 July 2019 The lollipop loop itself is a microcosm of all the park has to offer with marshes, ponds, swamps and black oak savannas, eventually snaking steeply up wooded dunes to a blockbuster panorama. — Michael Schroeder, Washington Post, "Visiting the nation’s newest national park: Indiana Dunes," 7 June 2019 Fifteen miles of beaches give way not only to impressive sand dunes and blowouts, but marshes, wetlands, groves of black oak savanna and maple sugar trees, and fields of wildflowers that come and go with the seasons. — Jacqueline Kehoe, National Geographic, "See soaring sand dunes in America’s newest national park," 15 Feb. 2019 But the City of Dubuque has joined a regional movement toward the restoration of the historic oak savanna, hoping to glean the benefits the unique landscape provides. — USA TODAY, "Ink library, parking barnacles, lunar training grounds: News from around our 50 states," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'savanna.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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