Thesaurus results for WASTELANDS

wastelands

noun

plural of wasteland

as in deserts

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 wastelands 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 Where homes, buildings and fields once stood in the southern city of Rafah, there were now craters and barren wastelands. —

Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025 This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands. —

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Krasheninnikov is located in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, which said in a statement that there is no threat to any people or infrastructure as the volcano is largely surrounded by wastelands. —

Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Aug. 2025

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Noun

By that measure, this year’s bloom falls short, but experts say what’s on display across SoCal’s deserts is still well worth the drive.

— Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
In a place like Reno Tahoe—nestled in between high alpine peaks and vast deserts—there are almost too many outdoor adventures to choose from.

— Ted Alvarez, Outside, 9 Mar. 2026