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desert

adjective as in barren, uncultivated

noun as in wasteland; dry area

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It also wears many names — the African desert banana, the crane lily — but formally, it is known as Strelitzia reginae and is one of five species of Strelitzia.

“No one deserves the fate of being executed and then set on fire in the middle of the desert in a desperate attempt by a killer to cover up his crimes.”

As well as picking up a four-game ban for a high hit in the State of Origin showpiece, Suaalii was criticised by some for deserting league.

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The clip has each of the band members on the back of motorcycles cruising across a wide-open desert landscape.

In the sunbelt of the United States and home to vast swaths of desert and ranch-land, Nevada has gone for Democratic candidates in the last six presidential elections.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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