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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust bowls
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Chase Travel Chase Travel’s 26 Trips to Take in 2026 highlights where booking demand and cultural curiosity are converging, with destinations spanning rugged deserts, coastal hideaways, Arctic wilderness, and global cultural capitals.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026 -
Over 35% of counties in America are considered OB deserts, or maternal care deserts, meaning there aren’t any obstetric clinicians or hospitals or birth centers providing obstetric care.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
4 Jan. 2026
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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
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Where homes, buildings and fields once stood in the southern city of Rafah, there were now craters and barren wastelands.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The test measures the wastes and toxins in your blood.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
13 Jan. 2026
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Waste is retrieved from aging tanks, contamination plumes are treated, and the vitrification plant has begun immobilizing certain high-level radioactive wastes in glass, a milestone that reshapes the future of the site but doesn’t soften its complexity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Dec. 2025
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The population surge caused widespread urchin barrens across the islands.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 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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There’s also a section to store makeup brushes, plus several mesh pockets for lipsticks and smaller items, and a separate waterproof pocket for damp items.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Plastic hairbrushes and combs can be placed in the utensil basket, but don't include any natural-bristle brushes or those with wooden handles.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Dust bowls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust%20bowls. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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