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Recent Examples of semiarid
One reason is the technical challenge of growing trees in a semiarid city built for cars.
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Sam Bloch
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
These lizards can be found in arid and semiarid habitats in open areas with sparse plant cover.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
In the Sahel region, a semiarid belt of land stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, temperatures are expected to rise 1 1/2 times faster than the global average, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
—Saskia Houttuin, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
Made up largely of semiarid desert and steppes, the country also encompasses mountains, fertile valleys, lakes, and major rivers.
—Daphne Beal, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2017
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Sam Bloch
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
These lizards can be found in arid and semiarid habitats in open areas with sparse plant cover.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
In the Sahel region, a semiarid belt of land stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, temperatures are expected to rise 1 1/2 times faster than the global average, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
—Saskia Houttuin, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
Made up largely of semiarid desert and steppes, the country also encompasses mountains, fertile valleys, lakes, and major rivers.
—Daphne Beal, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiarid
Adjective
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Building more data centers in arid areas would put even greater stress on water resources for other urban uses as well as agriculture.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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Morgan Gorris, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, published research last fall showing that people living in arid parts of the country — mainly the West — are more likely to be infected.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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The terrain is mountainous, a mix of desert and semi-desert plains.—
Ope Adetayo,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Spring training shifts into high gear this week with the Cubs and White Sox meeting on Friday in a cross-desert classic to start Cactus League play.—
Matt Zahn,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In addition to nourishing parched hair, this popular moisturizing shampoo maintains shine and has UV filters.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Ranchers on the Western Slope were battling through a dry summer in 2025 when wildfires erupted and raced through the parched vegetation.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The other factor is June usually has a lot of dry dusty air that crosses the Atlantic from Africa.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Les Airelles Courchevel’s Hans Anderson details were crafted in the 1990s, avoiding the cold corridors and austere, dusty libraries of centuries-old country houses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Semiarid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiarid. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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