plains

NOUN

level land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expanse field grassland meadow plateau prairie steppe

STRONG

champaign flat heath level moor moorland tundra

WEAK

flatland open country

Example Sentences

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Coronado also inadvertently shaped the course of Native American plains culture when Puebloans captured some of his horses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The others, with their hot deserts and big-sky plains, seem more obvious: Texas, Arizona and California.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

On the plains of northwestern Iran, edged by snow-ribboned ridges, spring nudges almond trees into frothy bloom and a fragile ceasefire brings more traffic onto highways, and more Iranians back to their homeland.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

But this time, Thapa has chosen to run from Sarlahi, mainly a farming district southeast of the capital, on the plains bordering India.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Along plains and mountains we brigadistas go loyal to our country and fighting for peace.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar