variants
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
Serval cats roam savannahs and wetlands.
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Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
According to the African Wildlife Foundation, serval cats are most commonly found on savannas and possess long necks and legs that enable them to see over tall grass.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Large patches of farmland, savanna and forest remained intact.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Jiri Lizler / Marriott International Tourists have long flocked to the savannah by the hundreds of thousands, hoping to witness one of the largest movements of mammals in the world, as herds cross rivers and plains teeming with predators.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savanna
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In the Pawnee National Grassland of far northeastern Colorado are twin mounds that rise 300 feet above the prairie, dominating the view for miles.—
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Federal policies encouraging farmers to plow the prairie led to the ecological catastrophe known as the Dust Bowl.—
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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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Those like the western diamondbacks are usually found in desert and plains habitats, Pandelis said, and are in the outer edge of their range in the D-FW area.—
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Typically, they can be found in diverse environments like arid plains, woodlands, grasslands and rainforests.—
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Typically, they can be found in diverse environments like arid plains, woodlands, grasslands and rainforests.—
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Some anthropologists contend that rapid climate shifts caused by these orbit cycles caused a shift in Africa from forests to grasslands.—
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“Savanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savanna. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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