dry out
verb
dried out; drying out; dries out
: to undergo an extended period of withdrawal from alcohol or drug use especially at a special clinic
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Heat can dry out grass and create a tinderbox for fast-moving wildfires, particularly in the central and western US.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 10 June 2024
As the summer progresses into fall, larger shrubs and trees dry out, boosting fire danger.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
That creates a sinking column of air that compresses, heats up, and oftentimes dries out.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 June 2024
When humans arrived on the continent, its once-lush landscape was already drying out.
—Kate Evans, Scientific American, 3 June 2024
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 10 June 2024
As the summer progresses into fall, larger shrubs and trees dry out, boosting fire danger.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
That creates a sinking column of air that compresses, heats up, and oftentimes dries out.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 June 2024
When humans arrived on the continent, its once-lush landscape was already drying out.
—Kate Evans, Scientific American, 3 June 2024
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dry-out
1 of 2 adjective
: providing detoxification treatment
checked into a dry-out clinic
dry out
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to subject to withdrawal from the use of alcohol or drugs : detoxify sense 2
: to undergo an extended period of withdrawal from alcohol or drug use especially at a special clinic : detoxify
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