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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This directs water away from your composter and encourages piles to dry out faster.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
But these tend to dry out quickly and may need watered daily (or even twice a day) in the summer as the plants mature.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
However, as temperatures continue to climb through the summer, grasses and brush will dry out and become ideal wildfire fuel, Schoenfeld said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Many hoped the course would dry out and play harder after rain left earlier in the week, but that is not the case.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
But these tend to dry out quickly and may need watered daily (or even twice a day) in the summer as the plants mature.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
However, as temperatures continue to climb through the summer, grasses and brush will dry out and become ideal wildfire fuel, Schoenfeld said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Many hoped the course would dry out and play harder after rain left earlier in the week, but that is not the case.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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“Dry out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20out. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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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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