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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Ella Purnell returns to the lead drama actress race for her work as Lucy MacLean, the optimistic vault dweller navigating the brutal wasteland.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 May 2026
That line, uttered by Duncan in the last scene of this week’s episode, is as succinct a thesis statement as The Audacity has offered about the ethical wasteland of Silicon Valley.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 May 2026
Once regarded as a mecca for luxury shopping, drawing visitors from across Chicagoland to experience a level of polish few suburban malls could hope to surpass, Northbrook Court today is something akin to a retail wasteland.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Depending on the era, the ground beneath your feet could be a tropical seabed, a toxic volcanic wasteland, or a glacial shelf.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 May 2026
That line, uttered by Duncan in the last scene of this week’s episode, is as succinct a thesis statement as The Audacity has offered about the ethical wasteland of Silicon Valley.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 May 2026
Once regarded as a mecca for luxury shopping, drawing visitors from across Chicagoland to experience a level of polish few suburban malls could hope to surpass, Northbrook Court today is something akin to a retail wasteland.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Depending on the era, the ground beneath your feet could be a tropical seabed, a toxic volcanic wasteland, or a glacial shelf.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasteland
desert
Noun
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Red, dark brown and tan sand ripples like the desert mountains.—
Jenna Thompson
June 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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In this National Book Award winner, a young man in the desert tends to a dying soul, Juan Gay — a storyteller who has a special project to pass along to this narrator.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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“Wasteland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteland. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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