as in plain
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
after days of trudging through dense forest, the explorers came upon a vast champaign
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By Sunday, highs in the 50s are expected across the plains, with some areas potentially reaching the 60s early next week.—
Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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The pyre and human remains were found near the base of Mount Hora, a granite mountain that rises abruptly from and towers hundreds of feet above an otherwise flat plain.—
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More is at stake than preserving the singular beauty of the sawgrass prairies of Everglades National Park or cypress swamps of the Big Cypress National Preserve.—
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The rolling prairie outside the single-story clapboard home is where Lonny learned from their grandfather how to break horses.—
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Unlike Argentina’s open steppes, Chilean Patagonia hugs the Pacific coast and is carved by glacial valleys covered in with dense vegetation.—
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The gene expression in the muscle tissue suggested a predominance of slow-twitch muscle fibers indicating the mammoth's muscles were built for stamina, ideal for long, steady travel across the cold, expansive steppes.—
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The James Kiehl River Bend Park spans 25 acres of grassland, woodland and riverfront habitats along the Guadalupe River.—
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Wright’s Field The 245-acre area in Alpine includes an open grassland that’s home to a variety of native species.—
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There, Patagonia stretches out into wide skies, windswept pampas, turquoise lakes, and towering ice fields.—
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The earthy palette of browns, pampa greens, and guanaco beiges further enhances the collection’s life-in-the-great-outdoors vibe, only occasionally countered with pops of vivid blue and black.—
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“Champaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champaign. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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