sunbaked
adjective
sun·baked
ˈsən-ˌbākt 
variants
or sun-baked
1
: heated, parched, or compacted especially by excessive sunlight
2
: baked by exposure to sunshine
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By mid-morning, the sunbaked terrace is flooded with tourists and townspeople drinking palest rosé before lunch service begins in earnest.
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Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
Members of the lineage leading to and including Neanderthals lived roughly 430,000 to 40,000 years ago in environments from Siberia’s tundra to the sunbaked beaches of the Mediterranean.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
Precious water As early summer temperatures soar above 90 degrees along the sunbaked beachfront, water has become a precious resource.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024
Bryant grew up piloting motorcycles on the sunbaked terrain of California’s San Gabriel Valley.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
Members of the lineage leading to and including Neanderthals lived roughly 430,000 to 40,000 years ago in environments from Siberia’s tundra to the sunbaked beaches of the Mediterranean.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
Precious water As early summer temperatures soar above 90 degrees along the sunbaked beachfront, water has become a precious resource.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024
Bryant grew up piloting motorcycles on the sunbaked terrain of California’s San Gabriel Valley.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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sunbaked
adjective
sun·baked
ˈsən-ˌbākt
1
: heated, parched, or compressed especially by too much sunlight
2
: baked by exposing to sunshine
sunbaked bricks
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