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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But to suggest that the region, once called the Silk Stocking District, is a gastronomic wasteland is preposterous.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The narrator is flailing, doing grunt work after a mysterious event has turned the world into a wasteland.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has raged for 15 months, turning Gaza into a wasteland and displacing at least 90% of Palestinians since October 2023, according to the United Nations.
—Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
To assign much depth to the interaction is to grasp at straws, desperate for gossip in a fresh-lavender-scented wasteland.
—Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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John Mariani, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The narrator is flailing, doing grunt work after a mysterious event has turned the world into a wasteland.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has raged for 15 months, turning Gaza into a wasteland and displacing at least 90% of Palestinians since October 2023, according to the United Nations.
—Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
To assign much depth to the interaction is to grasp at straws, desperate for gossip in a fresh-lavender-scented wasteland.
—Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wasteland
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“Wasteland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteland. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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