desolations

plural of desolation

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Noun
  • Disparities in Maternal Care OB deserts can affect all pregnant people within that area but some communities are hit hardest.
    Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs, Parents, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The device doesn’t produce a huge amount of water from the bone-dry air — around two-thirds of a cup a day — but the ultimate aim is to supply a household with drinking water even in arid deserts, said Xuanhe Zhao, a mechanical engineering professor at MIT.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Unlike the dinosaurs, however, researchers and wildlife officials are working to slow down or even stop these extinctions — and sometimes bring animals back from the brink.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The key for the future may be keeping rates of environmental change slow enough to avoid extinctions.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Historic districts come with additional rules and regulations for renovations, construction and demolitions.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
  • No timeline has been set for the demolitions.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Desolations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desolations. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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