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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust bowls
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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
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This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Krasheninnikov is located in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, which said in a statement that there is no threat to any people or infrastructure as the volcano is largely surrounded by wastelands.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The man seemed to think he was surrounded by incompetent, unintelligent, wastes of space.—
Josh Davis,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Deadlines require quick action, yet acting too quickly without layered verification wastes resources.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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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
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And yet, the overall package proves overly familiar, despite brushes of excellence scattered throughout.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Use it to clean makeup brushes and sponges both gently and effectively.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Dust bowls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust%20bowls. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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