as in desert
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dust bowl
Well, that was because of all the people that came from the dust bowl out to California to work in the aeronautics industry.
—
New Atlas, 10 July 2024
Perhaps irony, like water for the swimming pool, is a resource that dries up seasonally in these parts, leaving only a dust bowl of surly resentment and some tatty deckchairs behind.
—Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
The research is also concerning for Californians, who have seen their state ravaged by record-setting wildfires and drought that turned thousands of acres of farmland into dust bowls.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
He was born in the dust bowl town of Dodge City, Kan., one year into the Great Depression in 1930.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
See all Example Sentences for dust bowl 
New Atlas, 10 July 2024
Perhaps irony, like water for the swimming pool, is a resource that dries up seasonally in these parts, leaving only a dust bowl of surly resentment and some tatty deckchairs behind.
—Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
The research is also concerning for Californians, who have seen their state ravaged by record-setting wildfires and drought that turned thousands of acres of farmland into dust bowls.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
He was born in the dust bowl town of Dodge City, Kan., one year into the Great Depression in 1930.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
See all Example Sentences for dust bowl
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust bowl
Noun
-
Explore the Mars-like plateaus and desert—which turn green in the springtime—on foot, bike, or car.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2025
-
The epic second chapter in this Dune adaptation trilogy sees Paul Atreides reluctantly step into his messianic desert destiny.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Today, guerrillas, drug smugglers, poachers, and jaguars rule this vast no-man's-land.—
David Ewing Duncan,
Outside Online,
17 May 2022
-
When this happens, their planet goes back and forth between being a searing, endless stretch of desert or frozen no-man's-land.—
JP Mangalindan,
Peoplemag,
29 Mar. 2024
Noun
-
Food and Drink 1 of 2 Views from inside an open air restaurant Julie Soefer/Courtesy of Hyatt Executive Chef Victoria Shore shines with her seasonal explorations of farm-to-table southern seafood at Fleeting.—
Sheeka Sanahori,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Dec. 2024
-
This enhanced efficiency means the speakers can deliver more decibels, making open air listening possible.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
In a Texas border town wasteland, circa 2038, reading has been outlawed and a powerful big tech tycoon has forced all mothers to toil at a toxic fish cannery.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2025
-
Obviously this steal on a piece of what most might consider high desert wasteland isn’t for everyone.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
However, Harris is clearly not going quietly into the political wilderness — the 49th VPOTUS has formed an LLC called Pioneer49 to fuel her next big move.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
-
His years spent going from one forest logging job to another, pairing up with other sawyers to fell giant spruces, yield marvelous vignettes of wilderness frontier life.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
In the desert wilds of its native Mexico, old man cactus (Cephalocereus senilis) grows to 20 feet tall and lives up to 200 years.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
-
Somewhere right now in the empty wilds of far-east Russia, two Amur tigers are parenting their young cubs.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near dust bowl
Cite this Entry
“Dust bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust%20bowl. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share