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Recent Examples of dust bowl
This film is about the dust bowl of Oklahoma in the 1930’s.
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Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
As a result, much of Maui's west side became a dry dust bowl susceptible to wildfires.
—John Wogan, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024
Well, that was because of all the people that came from the dust bowl out to California to work in the aeronautics industry.
—New Atlas, 10 July 2024
Perhaps irony, like water for the swimming pool, is a resource that dries up seasonally in these parts, leaving only a dust bowl of surly resentment and some tatty deckchairs behind.
—Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
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Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
As a result, much of Maui's west side became a dry dust bowl susceptible to wildfires.
—John Wogan, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024
Well, that was because of all the people that came from the dust bowl out to California to work in the aeronautics industry.
—New Atlas, 10 July 2024
Perhaps irony, like water for the swimming pool, is a resource that dries up seasonally in these parts, leaving only a dust bowl of surly resentment and some tatty deckchairs behind.
—Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust bowl
Noun
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Red, dark brown and tan sand ripples like the desert mountains.—
Jenna Thompson
June 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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In this National Book Award winner, a young man in the desert tends to a dying soul, Juan Gay — a storyteller who has a special project to pass along to this narrator.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Noun
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When this happens, their planet goes back and forth between being a searing, endless stretch of desert or frozen no-man's-land.—
JP Mangalindan,
Peoplemag,
29 Mar. 2024
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Abandoned by King Hassan II for its association with the Rif mountain revolts after Moroccan independence, in 1956, Tangier became a dilapidated drive-through, a no-man's-land for another 50 years.—
Stephanie Rafanelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Aug. 2023
Noun
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All around there was the pleasant rotten smell of dead fish in open air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Outfit With Plantings Whether your porch is covered or open air, something blooming will always bring a touch of life to the space.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Just under 300,000 years from the moment Homo sapiens appeared in Africa, the species had encircled Earth, mastering desolate deserts and frozen wastelands and all the temperate climes in between.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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Amid the dreary wasteland of modern technology, Black nerdom might save us yet.—
Tatiana Lee Rodriguez,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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Shot over 20 days in Utah and additional five in California, earned strong reviews centered on a teenager who is sent away to a wilderness camp for troubled boys dealing with addiction.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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Pena hopes anybody who has hiked in or otherwise used wilderness in and around Orange County will speak up to protect the rule.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Some of this may sound a little wild.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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The thing is, most tourists only drive through the 384 miles of scenic asphalt that bisect the park’s wilds.—
Matt Bell,
AFAR Media,
19 May 2026
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“Dust bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust%20bowl. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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