plains
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Ice plains have been identified beneath many other Antarctic glaciers.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
Nonnative livestock — not just horses and cows but also donkeys, pigs and sheep — thrived in the vast grasslands, plains and deserts of the New World.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
On the plains of southeastern Montana, Lesh, 64 years old, like many other ranchers, began shrinking his herd several years ago when drought conditions hurt his cattle-raising operation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Fear starts to grip lorry driver Zakeriya Hersi whenever he reaches the edge of the central Somalian plains.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
She had often studied the map of the United States and crossed its plains, mountains, deserts, and rivers in her imagination.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
