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
The shore of Flushing Bay has long been seen as a wasteland, a view that came true over the century in which New Yorkers dumped their coal ash and garbage there.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
In the wake of episodes that evoke a crawl across a wasteland, the conflict is resolved in favor of the major, in a beatific pianissimo.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Mad Max is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland that is at once striking and surreal.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Drafting and trades have been consistently solid, but free agency has been a wasteland of negative value.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
In the wake of episodes that evoke a crawl across a wasteland, the conflict is resolved in favor of the major, in a beatific pianissimo.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Mad Max is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland that is at once striking and surreal.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Drafting and trades have been consistently solid, but free agency has been a wasteland of negative value.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wasteland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasteland
desert
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He’s thrilled to accept an invitation to spend a week doing some heavy-duty training with his idol, star quarterback Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), at White’s remote desert compound.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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But very few places have two, none have two in the desert, and none are attached to a cool, upscale casinos resort like this one, with lots of dining and entrainment on site, in the middle of the city.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Wasteland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteland. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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