as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
a folktale about gauchos on the pampas
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Recent Examples of pampa
Use it for fresh buds or a few pampas stems to liven up your living room or sleeping space.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2023
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
Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2023
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pampa
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Daines likes to target big game such as elk and antelope while Thune likes to hunt pheasant in South Dakota’s fields and prairies, which are considered the best pheasant hunting ground in the country.Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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There were no bears here until the McCormick Reaper drove New England farmers west to the rich, level prairies in the mid-1800s.Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
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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
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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
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Her new district, stretching from Fort Collins to the eastern plains, is largely populated by a reliable base of conservative voters aligned with her pro-gun, pro-Trump platform.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Earthship lies 10 minutes from the West Rim Trail, an eight-mile out-and-back route that overlooks the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument’s plains and peaks, with parallel views of the 800-feet-deep Taos gorge.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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About 30% of the area burned by the Mountain fire was grassland, according to a Times analysis of land cover data.Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Visitors can wander through a tropical rainforest and savanna grasslands, and even smell an ocean complete with coral reef.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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Tigers can be found in a diverse range of habitats, from tropical rainforests to savannas, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
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Visitors can wander through a tropical rainforest and savanna grasslands, and even smell an ocean complete with coral reef.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Pampa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pampa. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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