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Recent Examples of dust bowl
As a result, much of Maui's west side became a dry dust bowl susceptible to wildfires.
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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
He was born in the dust bowl town of Dodge City, Kan., one year into the Great Depression in 1930.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
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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
He was born in the dust bowl town of Dodge City, Kan., one year into the Great Depression in 1930.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust bowl
Noun
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Locals call it one of the last truly wild places in Texas, where quail, elk and desert bighorn sheep roam.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Late Thursday night the Taliban’s military launched attacks on Pakistani positions along some sections of their porous and disputed border that wends 1,600 miles through rugged mountains and desert.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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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
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The initial lead didn’t make it to the end of the period, as a rising shot by Martin Necas found open air over Gustavsson’s shoulder.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Feb. 2026
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Because as Bam Adebayo attacked a second-quarter offensive rebound with seemingly nothing but open air space toward the rim, teammate Kel’el Ware had similar thoughts of contesting that same carom of that Davion Mitchell errant attempt.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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Some ghouls lose their humanity, while others become more violent shells of their former selves, attacking the wasteland creatures and the player.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the current atmosphere, where so many have been conditioned to believe that the news media is a liberal wasteland, confirmation bias helps with the heavy lifting.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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The bear is no longer an abstract symbol of the wilderness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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Big game hunters, backpackers, river runners, national park visitors, artists and musicians all make the long trek into Big Bend National Park for the wilderness, the wildlands and the solitude.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Today, the small wild-roaming herds are often viewed as a symbol of resilience and wisdom.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the desert wilds of its native Mexico, old man cactus (Cephalocereus senilis) grows to 20 feet tall and lives up to 200 years.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Dust bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust%20bowl. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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