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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
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The two were reported missing around 9 p.m. near the Cap Draa Training Area outside Tan-Tan, a terrain featuring mountains, desert and semi-desert plains, the Moroccan military said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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The terrain is mountainous, a mix of desert and semi-desert plains.—
Ope Adetayo,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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“Desertlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desertlike. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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