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Recent Examples of badland
The film is set to shoot next week in the Saskatchewan badlands.
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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
The view was shocking: miles and miles of rock—mudstone badlands—filling the horizon.
—Jane Siegel, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Trek through the heart of the namesake toadstools and other unique badlands formations by setting out on the one-mile Toadstool Loop.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 20 May 2025
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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
The view was shocking: miles and miles of rock—mudstone badlands—filling the horizon.
—Jane Siegel, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Trek through the heart of the namesake toadstools and other unique badlands formations by setting out on the one-mile Toadstool Loop.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for badland
Noun
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Husband Jeff, meanwhile, stuck to his own formula of chinos, polos, and brown desert boots.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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Deadline’s deep dive on Desert Warrior last October revealed how the film encountered issues after its grueling 2021 shoot in the Saudi desert.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Thus, IlluminatiPirate’s vision of a virtual wasteland created by and for bots is more plausible than ever.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The shore of Flushing Bay has long been seen as a wasteland, a view that came true over the century in which New Yorkers dumped their coal ash and garbage there.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Badland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badland. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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