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Recent Examples of semiarid
Brazil has built one million cisterns in its semiarid northeast to ensure adequate water supplies during extended dry seasons.
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Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
The 1913 construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, a bold engineering feat that transported water more than 230 miles to the semiarid region, paved the way for more than 100,000 people to move into the city each year.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 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.
—Guy Peterson, The 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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Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
The 1913 construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, a bold engineering feat that transported water more than 230 miles to the semiarid region, paved the way for more than 100,000 people to move into the city each year.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 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.
—Guy Peterson, The 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
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Already, 10 times more water evaporates off Arizona’s arid landscape and fitful rivers.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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This kind of energy-efficient, chemical-free extraction is particularly promising for both arid climates and urban settings where traditional AWGs underperform.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere in California, a mandatory wood-burning ban is in force for the South Coast Air Basin—which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties—until midnight on Saturday.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2025
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The program includes guided indoor cardio workouts, various levels of drills and interval training, and running trails through the surrounding semi-desert wilderness that range from three to nine miles.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Hydrating Body Bar Massage was another standout, which used the Kate McLeod Body Stone—a solid moisturizer—to soothe and rehydrate my parched winter skin.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Jan. 2026
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Winter is just days away, and our chronically parched hands are already taking a big hit from these dry, frigid temps.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 Dec. 2025
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These findings suggest that strong, organized magnetic fields may have been common in the early universe, especially in dusty starburst galaxies like Arp 220's ancient counterparts.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These Cabernets often deliver bold black currant, plum, and dark chocolate flavors, layered with savory iron, dusty spice, herbs, and mineral notes.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2026.
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