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 The Browns and the Jets have been QB wastelands, but both teams have good offensive players who will be returning. Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025 Lots of critics looked down at the medium as the great wasteland. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024 But beware of the real estate mirage: What looks perfect on paper might turn into a deserted wasteland at dinnertime. Teja Chekuri, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 In a Texas border town wasteland, circa 2038, reading has been outlawed and a powerful big tech tycoon has forced all mothers to toil at a toxic fish cannery. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wasteland 

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“Wasteland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteland. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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