largely barren
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mostly or for the most part barren
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- The high plateau was a largely barren landscape, with only sparse vegetation.
- Satellite images revealed the planet's surface to be largely barren rock and dust.
- After the industrial accident, the surrounding region became largely barren and devoid of wildlife.
- The explorers crossed a vast, largely barren terrain with little access to water.
- From the air, the great expanse of desert appeared largely barren, stretching to the horizon.
- The island is largely barren, except for a few hardy shrubs that cling to the cliffs.
- This particular ecosystem is largely barren during the dry season, bursting into life only after the rains.
- The view from the mountain peak was of a largely barren plain, shimmering in the heat.
- Decades of overgrazing have left the once-fertile hills largely barren.
- What was once a lush forest is now a largely barren wasteland due to deforestation.