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Recent Examples of barrenness
Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead, Bevza felt a pressing need to remedy the barrenness of the Ukrainian fashion scene at the time.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
Self-awareness and community are marvelous antidotes to the barrenness of conformity.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead, Bevza felt a pressing need to remedy the barrenness of the Ukrainian fashion scene at the time.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
Self-awareness and community are marvelous antidotes to the barrenness of conformity.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrenness
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To find out more, Newsweek spoke with Pixile Studios co-founder Michael One and narrative designer Ruben, about designing a battle royale in this distinct format, building a global live service as a small indie team, and how cuteness and bleakness are not contradictions.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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Harry is a grouch and Oslo is his trash can, which isn’t the way the city is traditionally depicted, with Santelmann making the descent into greater and greater bleakness seem organic.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Will studios abandon new work for memeslop or nobly resist a descent into IP-management nothingness?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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But that nothingness slowly but surely became one of the most popular sitcoms ever.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Barrenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrenness. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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