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Recent Examples of badland
Does this explain, perhaps, why Hopkins would then traffic back and forth between the grand realms of British classical theatre and the badlands of the movies, over the years, with an ease denied even to Olivier?
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
These rocks are well exposed in the parched badlands of Wyoming, crisscrossed for more than a century by dinosaur hunters.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025
Amidst its many fossils, visitors can also immerse themselves in the rich beauty of contemporary Canada, with plenty of badland vistas and indigenous fauna to spot along each trail.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Deserts and badlands, mountains and tropical islands and Northeast Atlantic beaches.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
These rocks are well exposed in the parched badlands of Wyoming, crisscrossed for more than a century by dinosaur hunters.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025
Amidst its many fossils, visitors can also immerse themselves in the rich beauty of contemporary Canada, with plenty of badland vistas and indigenous fauna to spot along each trail.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Deserts and badlands, mountains and tropical islands and Northeast Atlantic beaches.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for badland
Noun
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In an isolated but fairly posh desert retirement community, freaky things are afoot.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Research consistently shows mergers in the healthcare industry have devastating impacts on communities of color, and especially so in low-income Black neighborhoods, 50% of which are already found in pharmacy deserts.—
Al Sharpton,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Like Season 1 — which received 16 Emmy nominations, including for drama and Goggins for lead actor — the series is stuffed to the brim with mid-20th-century music and dialogue, which contrast beautifully with the absolute wasteland of 2296.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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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
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“Badland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/badland. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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