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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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.
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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
Our tour guide for this near-apocalyptic wasteland is Michelle (Brown), a young woman who lost her parents and genius younger brother, Christopher (Woody Norman), in a car accident years ago.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Understandably, many of its remaining residents flee this wasteland.
—Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
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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
Our tour guide for this near-apocalyptic wasteland is Michelle (Brown), a young woman who lost her parents and genius younger brother, Christopher (Woody Norman), in a car accident years ago.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Understandably, many of its remaining residents flee this wasteland.
—Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Wasteland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteland. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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