as in desert
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops
with proper irrigation and fertilizer, they turned the desert wasteland into a fertile plain
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Recent Examples of wasteland
Sending an all-time Avs legend to a hockey wasteland in Tobacco Road came back to bite the burgundy and blue in about the worst way imaginable.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
The darkly comedic play with music is set in the wasteland of a post-apocalyptic U.K., following the story of Montselier, the last surviving accordionist after civilization’s collapse.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 May 2025
The new season will pick up in the aftermath of Season 1’s epic finale, taking viewers on a journey through the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Will slaves not plow the earth beneath the lashing of their masters in these wastelands of man’s primordial independence?
—Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
The darkly comedic play with music is set in the wasteland of a post-apocalyptic U.K., following the story of Montselier, the last surviving accordionist after civilization’s collapse.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 May 2025
The new season will pick up in the aftermath of Season 1’s epic finale, taking viewers on a journey through the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Will slaves not plow the earth beneath the lashing of their masters in these wastelands of man’s primordial independence?
—Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasteland
desert
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Photo: Leo Fox A relative hotel desert until recent years, a crop of new addresses are cementing Valencia’s resurgence as a travel destination.—
Elizabeth Bennett,
Vogue,
20 June 2025
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The biggest find on Tracks II is Inyo, a portrait of the California badlands, set in border towns, desert roads, and aqueducts, with the heavy influence of mariachi bands.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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“Wasteland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteland. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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