badland
noun
bad·land
ˈbad-ˌland 
: a region marked by intricate erosional sculpturing, scanty vegetation, and fantastically formed hills
—usually used in plural
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Game of Thrones fans may recognize the badlands of Bardenas Reales in Navarre, about a four-hour drive northeast of Madrid.
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Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
Compared to the desolate, almost alien landscape of South Dakota, the North Dakota badlands are flush with vibrant vegetation: Rocky Mountain juniper woodlands, cottonwoods that thrive in the Little Missouri River basin, and sunflowers, asters, and rabbitbrush that bloom in the late summer months.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
Try Riverbend Overlook to watch the constellations and planets float above the Missouri River, or hit up Painted Canyon Visitor Center to marvel at the shimmery nightscapes above the badlands.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Ripped from her life of domesticity, Santosh, a young widow now desperate to support herself, accepts an opportunity to inherit her husband’s job as a police officer in the rural badlands of India.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
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Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
Compared to the desolate, almost alien landscape of South Dakota, the North Dakota badlands are flush with vibrant vegetation: Rocky Mountain juniper woodlands, cottonwoods that thrive in the Little Missouri River basin, and sunflowers, asters, and rabbitbrush that bloom in the late summer months.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
Try Riverbend Overlook to watch the constellations and planets float above the Missouri River, or hit up Painted Canyon Visitor Center to marvel at the shimmery nightscapes above the badlands.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Ripped from her life of domesticity, Santosh, a young widow now desperate to support herself, accepts an opportunity to inherit her husband’s job as a police officer in the rural badlands of India.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Badland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/badland. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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badland
noun
bad·land
ˈbad-ˌland
: a region where natural forces have worn away the soft rocks into sharp and complicated shapes and where plant life is scarce
—usually used in plural
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