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Recent Examples of Synonyms for badlands
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As a result, a new breed of data center, designed from the ground up for AI workloads, is cropping up across the country, from the wilds of Wyoming to the deserts of Arizona.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026 -
The story centers on a skilled mercenary named Biao Ren navigating the harsh deserts of the Western Regions who becomes entangled in a perilous scheme while completing what initially appears to be a simple escort assignment.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 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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Where homes, buildings and fields once stood in the southern city of Rafah, there were now craters and barren wastelands.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The population surge caused widespread urchin barrens across the islands.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Given the surrounding terrain, largely comprising volcanic barrens and lava fields, the risk of wildfire remains low, and no life-threatening impacts have been identified.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Badlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badlands. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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