deserts 1 of 2

plural of desert

deserts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of desert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserts
Noun
  • Share Your Commitments With Others Share your commitments to drive discipline.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • But earth sign parents can also lean toward being stubborn and strict, which may cause friction during a stand off or while navigating discipline or tough conversations.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • When cooking the sauce, add in frozen peppers and onions, corn, or even a few handfuls of baby spinach leaves.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Stonehouse’s signing leaves Dolphins incumbent punter Jake Bailey very much in jeopardy.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Another individual shot 20 to 30 rounds at the facility correction officers, according to Larson.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2025
  • One correction officer wrote that he’s never encountered anyone like Thompson during his more than 20 years on the job, according to Segal.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Who would want to volunteer for a country that abandons those who serve?
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Plans for the show — which was originally announced in 2020 and then delayed to 2024 — have officially been cancelled, as the studio abandons creating original longform content for streaming.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Mackenzie sued, arguing that under the Constitution, her American birth gave her citizenship as a right, not a privilege, to be removed only as punishment for a crime or through voluntary expatriation.
    Marcia Biederman, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
  • Washington said the piece seemed to be urging the Trump administration to take the investigation to the next level, the Department of Justice, which could levy punishments against the university.
    Katherine Mangan, ProPublica, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The study focused solely on older adults; the average age at baseline for the men and women was 74.3 years, with follow-up assessments at around eight years later.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 July 2025
  • Pair leaderless group exercises with structured assessments.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Leslie agreed to a sentence of incarceration for one day, deemed served, and 24 months of supervised release, court records said.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 July 2025
  • Prosecutors agreed to a sentence of probation with the possibility of up to 90 days in jail for Richard and up to 60 days for Mayumi.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • The law allows for inspections and gives the department power to revoke licenses and impose penalties on breeders.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
  • This transition helped the company avoid a potential IRS audit, preventing costly penalties and giving them peace of mind.
    Loran Armstrong, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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“Deserts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserts. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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