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Deserts and badlands, mountains and tropical islands and Northeast Atlantic beaches.
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025
That is because of the wide-open spaces of the badlands and minimal light pollution.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025
The film is set to shoot next week in the Saskatchewan badlands.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 23 July 2025
The biggest find on Tracks II is Inyo, a portrait of the California badlands, set in border towns, desert roads, and aqueducts, with the heavy influence of mariachi bands.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025
That is because of the wide-open spaces of the badlands and minimal light pollution.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025
The film is set to shoot next week in the Saskatchewan badlands.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 23 July 2025
The biggest find on Tracks II is Inyo, a portrait of the California badlands, set in border towns, desert roads, and aqueducts, with the heavy influence of mariachi bands.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for badland
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When the Snowflake-Taylor police department in the high desert of Arizona conducted an active shooter drill at Snowflake High School in October 2024, students didn’t take it seriously, says police chief Bobby Martin.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The kit, which comes in four colors—matte white, desert rose, matte black, and hazy blue—comes with a chawan (bowl) with a pouring spout, a naoshi (whisk stand), a chasen (bamboo whisk), a tea tray, a stainless-steel spoon, and a sifter.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Nov. 2025
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Now that Lee’s handed her an ace to play, Betty Jo self-liberates from the TV-free wasteland of Sunyata and arranges to meet Frank Martin, who gives her a big ol’ bag of cash in exchange for Arthur Williams’s whereabouts.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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As Prime Video prepares to return to the post-nuclear dystopia of Fallout, two major characters bonded over the desert wasteland.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Badland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badland. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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