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deserts

NOUN

what is due one

Synonyms

STRONG

chastening chastisement comeuppance compensation deserving discipline disciplining due guerdon lumps meed merit payment penalty punishment recompense requital retribution return revenge reward right

WEAK

get hers get his talion what is coming to one what one is asking for

Antonyms

STRONG

award forgiveness pardon penalty reward sympathy

Example Sentences

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Glover sees himself as just one example of how the Golden State’s deserts and coastal cities have left a lasting mark on America’s space program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Even further to the west, Wu Yize's home province of Gansu - known for its deserts - is less privileged again.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The others, with their hot deserts and big-sky plains, seem more obvious: Texas, Arizona and California.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

It would get its just deserts soon enough.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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