as in deserts
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops
lived out in the barrens where it was impossible to grow anything
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Recent Examples of barrens
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.
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrens
deserts
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In a wind advisory for the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and the northwest deserts, the NWS said south winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 45 mph, were expected.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some towers in remote deserts or mountainous regions send data through satellites, and anyone within the satellite’s coverage area can potentially intercept those signals.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Barrens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrens. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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