badland

noun

Definition of badlandnext
as in desert

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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? — 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 Deserts and badlands, mountains and tropical islands and Northeast Atlantic beaches. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for badland
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  1. desert
  2. wasteland
Noun
  • Sitting on a patch of desert sand, the wind phone created by Colin Campbell and Gail Lerner consists of a wooden box sitting atop a cabinet with a chair nearby.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain (ERNEST), developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, recently completed a 16-mile (26 kilometers) trek through the desert in Southern California.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of desert
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  • No one who witnessed the football wasteland of England 0-0 Algeria in Cape Town in 2010 will ever forget it.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • This leaves the mid-market trapped in a dangerous wasteland, forced into destructive promotional cycles to protect foot traffic without possessing the scale to survive thin margins.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Definition of wasteland

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