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Recent Examples of desertlike
Some islands are lush and volcanic, with rainforests spilling into the sea; others are dry and desertlike, dotted with cactus and wind-bent divi-divi trees.
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
As the planet warms, more of the world—perhaps as much as 25 percent of Earth by 2050—will experience droughts and desertlike conditions.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
These changes represent a major shift in the ecosystem, one that, on a wide scale, could reverberate through the food web as the grasses and forbs, such as wildflowers, that cattle and wildlife rely on decline and are replaced by a more desertlike environment.
—Aimee Classen, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2026
Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
As the planet warms, more of the world—perhaps as much as 25 percent of Earth by 2050—will experience droughts and desertlike conditions.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
These changes represent a major shift in the ecosystem, one that, on a wide scale, could reverberate through the food web as the grasses and forbs, such as wildflowers, that cattle and wildlife rely on decline and are replaced by a more desertlike environment.
—Aimee Classen, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desertlike
Adjective
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What its desertic countries don’t have is water.—
Javier Blas,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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Roughly six million years ago, shifting tectonic plates closed the Strait of Gibraltar — a narrow body of water connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean — turning the area into a desertic wasteland.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Spring training shifts into high gear this week with the Cubs and White Sox meeting on Friday in a cross-desert classic to start Cactus League play.—
Matt Zahn,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Elsewhere in California, a mandatory wood-burning ban is in force for the South Coast Air Basin—which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties—until midnight on Saturday.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Desertlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desertlike. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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