desolations

plural of desolation

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Noun
  • That’s the environment in which Piccard and Jones lived for nearly three weeks, gliding across oceans and deserts, often in treacherous weather conditions.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Every autumn, avid leaf-peepers make annual pilgrimages to forests, mountains, and even deserts to view this awesome display on hikes and scenic drives.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 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
  • All part of our great age of extinctions.
    Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Yet, there are some extinctions that have felt significantly more tragic than others.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Back in his day, hangdog stoner Bob (DiCaprio) used to be quite the revolutionary as the demolitions expert for a small but effective anti-establishment outfit called the French 75.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But the organization still hopes to forestall the demolitions.
    Outside, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
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