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Recent Examples of badland
These rocks are well exposed in the parched badlands of Wyoming, crisscrossed for more than a century by dinosaur hunters.
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Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025
Amidst its many fossils, visitors can also immerse themselves in the rich beauty of contemporary Canada, with plenty of badland vistas and indigenous fauna to spot along each trail.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The widespread badlands of the modern Bighorn Basin expose remarkably fossil-rich sediments.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Deserts and badlands, mountains and tropical islands and Northeast Atlantic beaches.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025
Amidst its many fossils, visitors can also immerse themselves in the rich beauty of contemporary Canada, with plenty of badland vistas and indigenous fauna to spot along each trail.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The widespread badlands of the modern Bighorn Basin expose remarkably fossil-rich sediments.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Deserts and badlands, mountains and tropical islands and Northeast Atlantic beaches.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for badland
Noun
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These tours pair expert local guides, distinctive accommodations, and exclusive access (think private temple visits in Japan or luxury desert camps in Morocco) with a focus on meaningful community impact.—
Josh Roberts,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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Detroit would be wandering the desert if not for beginning its rebuild by picking Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond and Simon Edvinsson in the top six.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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In Greenland 2, the surviving Garrity family must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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Thirty minutes south, on the Tennessee side of the border, Elon Musk has already begun transforming the industrial wastelands of South Memphis.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Badland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badland. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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