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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.
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Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
The semiarid region along the border with Mexico usually receives about 25 inches annually.
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John Yoon,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 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.
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Saskia Houttuin,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Jan. 2025
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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
The semiarid region along the border with Mexico usually receives about 25 inches annually.
—
John Yoon,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiarid
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As noted by the Brewers broadcast, a second-inning double by A’s shortstop Alika Williams might have gone foul if not for the extremely arid Las Vegas air.
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The semi-arid region’s population has exploded over the past century—the river served only 457,000 people in 1922—as has its agriculture sector, which now covers more than 5 million acres of farmland and accounts for 70% of all water use.
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The terrain is mountainous, a mix of desert and semi-desert plains.
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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.
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And in some fields, deep cracks have opened in the parched soil.
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All 182 guest rooms were given a fresh coat of dusty rose paint, new custom carpet, furniture and upgraded bathrooms.
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At the same time, her eyes were free of the ultimate Millennial marker, winged liner, and colored with a melting pot of brown, bronze and dusty gray shadow, visible in her waterline, too.
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The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.
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“Semiarid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiarid. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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