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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The gentle shades whisper of long, sandy, sunbaked days and cool, breezy evenings.
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Martin may have left Westeros unfinished, but in this sunbaked enclave, his world-building continues apace — one real estate acquisition at a time.
—Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2025
The couple was murdered that same day On a sunbaked afternoon in the quiet hills of Encino, a nightmare unfolded behind the white stucco walls of a music-world power couple’s upscale home.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 21 July 2025
Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Martin may have left Westeros unfinished, but in this sunbaked enclave, his world-building continues apace — one real estate acquisition at a time.
—Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2025
The couple was murdered that same day On a sunbaked afternoon in the quiet hills of Encino, a nightmare unfolded behind the white stucco walls of a music-world power couple’s upscale home.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 21 July 2025
Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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“Sunbaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunbaked. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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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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