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
Season 2 of Fallout 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.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
The new season of Prime Video‘s Fallout will pick up in the aftermath of the first season finale in taking audiences on a journey through the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
The charming wasteland with its bright, twisted sense of humor.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
But they'll not be allowed to turn our capital into a wasteland for the world to see.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
The new season of Prime Video‘s Fallout will pick up in the aftermath of the first season finale in taking audiences on a journey through the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
The charming wasteland with its bright, twisted sense of humor.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
But they'll not be allowed to turn our capital into a wasteland for the world to see.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wasteland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasteland
desert
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Over nearly four decades in the desert, Matzner donated more than $85 million to local nonprofits and helped the festival become an important stop on the Hollywood awards circuit.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Yet nearly 2,000 miles away, in one of America’s deserts, lives were reborn.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Wasteland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteland. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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