dust bowl

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Recent Examples of dust bowl 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 The research is also concerning for Californians, who have seen their state ravaged by record-setting wildfires and drought that turned thousands of acres of farmland into dust bowls. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 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 There's these dust bowls, there's a hurricane that basically wipes out the entire East Coast. Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 19 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for dust bowl
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust bowl
Noun
  • The United States is full of many different landscapes that range from vast deserts, beaches, towering mountains, stunning coastlines, and lush forests.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 4 July 2025
  • Fire restrictions highlighted the urgency of staying safe in Arizona’s forests, deserts and scrublands.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Today, guerrillas, drug smugglers, poachers, and jaguars rule this vast no-man's-land.
    David Ewing Duncan, Outside Online, 17 May 2022
  • Today, guerrillas, drug smugglers, poachers, and jaguars rule this vast no-man's-land.
    David Ewing Duncan, Outside Online, 17 May 2022
Noun
  • Crews can be seen using a wooden stick with rope to pull the deer out from next to the ship to an open air where it could be lifted to safety.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
  • The safaris typically include a drive through the desert in an off-road vehicle or open air jeep.
    DeAnna Taylor, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • But one of the core objectives was to make the radioactive wastelands a little cozier.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 July 2025
  • And while readers root for the characters such as the Trashcan Man and Mother Abigail, the final showdown came down to a group of survivors fighting the Antichrist-like Randall Flagg in the wasteland known as Las Vegas.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Through wilderness protection, it would be preserved for future generations.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
  • Green Chili Pulled Pork Fries At Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company in Phoenix, Arizona grown, duck fat fries covered in wilderness beer cheese, pulled pork, green chili, and parsley.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Their wines can be funkier, more expressive, sometimes a little wild, but also more personal.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
  • The Judean wilds are full of others seeking clarity, plus a wicked merchant named Musa sent to test and torment the young ascetic from Galilee.
    Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025

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“Dust bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust%20bowl. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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