Desert
Desert noun - Land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops.
Just deserts and desert are semantically related In some cases you can use "Just deserts" instead a noun "Desert".
Just deserts
Just deserts noun - An outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically).
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Synonyms for Just deserts
Desert and just deserts are semantically related in virtue triumphing over vice topic. You can use "Desert" instead a noun phrase "Just deserts".
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Both terms in one sentence
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The Sahara is a desert (DE-zert), you desert your post (de-ZURT), you get your just deserts (de-ZURTs), but a dessert (de-ZURT again) is a yummy pudding.
Source: Rouge Angles of Satin - Neither should be confused with "desert" (noun: something deserved), spelled like the dry area but pronounced like the sweet, and seen mainly in the phrase "just deserts."
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Space Western: "Just Deserts" is set on a desert planet with lots of Western tropes.
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