dust bowls

Definition of dust bowlsnext
plural of dust bowl

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust bowls
Noun
  • Parks turned into deserts, great skyscrapers leveled by blows from the tails of the monsters, and the entire population threatened in the panic and pestilence that followed the invasion.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Satellite communication enables users to stay connected in remote areas such as mountains, deserts, offshore locations, and disaster zones.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Now, the anti-wealth Marxist agenda taking over the Democratic Party is worsening the divide, turning blue-state economies into wastelands and condemning their least mobile residents to poverty.
    Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Thirty minutes south, on the Tennessee side of the border, Elon Musk has already begun transforming the industrial wastelands of South Memphis.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Placental Mammals Placental mammal, (infraclass Eutheria), any member of the mammalian group characterized by the presence of a placenta, which facilitates exchange of nutrients and wastes between the blood of the mother and that of the fetus.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This digital commute creates heat and wastes power.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The forests are marked by sparse conifer stands, woodlands, herbaceous vegetation, and unvegetated barrens that dominate the transition to Arctic tundra.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The population surge caused widespread urchin barrens across the islands.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Four compartments and two drawers have ample room for your makeup brushes, hair tools, and skin care.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Concealer brushes lingering on your vanity or bathroom counter can be popped back into your makeup organizer.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Dust bowls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust%20bowls. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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