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wasteland

noun

ˈwāst-ˌland

Definition of wasteland

as in desert

land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops with proper irrigation and fertilizer, they turned the desert wasteland into a fertile plain

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Recent Examples of wasteland The region had a reputation as mostly a dreary post-industrial wasteland peppered with factories that had started being abandoned after the Flood of 1955. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 The book imagines a dystopian American wasteland where pregnant women are surveilled and controlled. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The film also contains allegations that Israel is systematically destroying homes in Gaza to create a wasteland that will prevent Palestinians from ever returning. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 They have been spared the fate of the surrounding Shia Muslim villages that now resemble a wasteland. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wasteland

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desert

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From desolate deserts to cut-off civilisations, wild and remote destinations are emerging as the places travellers will be talking about most in 2027.

— Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
But their luck evaporated in the desert, where the Diamondbacks discovered some magic of their own.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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