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
Alas, things do notlook great for the wasteland’s favorite short king.
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Jack King, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
The Bruins’ cornucopia of goals from Saturday turned into a barren wasteland of squandered opportunities on Sunday.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
In Greenland 2, the surviving Garrity family must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
Thirty minutes south, on the Tennessee side of the border, Elon Musk has already begun transforming the industrial wastelands of South Memphis.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
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Jack King, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
The Bruins’ cornucopia of goals from Saturday turned into a barren wasteland of squandered opportunities on Sunday.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
In Greenland 2, the surviving Garrity family must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
Thirty minutes south, on the Tennessee side of the border, Elon Musk has already begun transforming the industrial wastelands of South Memphis.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasteland
desert
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After vacations in Hawaii, Italy and then Thailand, some season 3 cast members hoped the location of the upcoming season might be somewhere snowy, while others wished for a desert.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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There are also on-demand classes for desert bathing, sound baths, boxing, and more for a $20 fee each.—
Asonta Benetti,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Wasteland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteland. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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