Thesaurus results for BADLAND

badland

noun

as in desert

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Recent Examples of badland Does this explain, perhaps, why Hopkins would then traffic back and forth between the grand realms of British classical theatre and the badlands of the movies, over the years, with an ease denied even to Olivier? —

Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025 These rocks are well exposed in the parched badlands of Wyoming, crisscrossed for more than a century by dinosaur hunters. —

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 Deserts and badlands, mountains and tropical islands and Northeast Atlantic beaches. —

Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for badland

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Passengers are treated to rare desert vistas that aren’t visible from surrounding interstates as the train glides by vast ranches, undulating mountains, and scenic pueblos.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Photos and a video Aiello provided show bladed wire snaking around the decomposing animal’s neck and curved horns, as well as the front legs, in a desert landscape dotted with boulders.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026