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Recent Examples of air-dry
Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
Air dry: For a crispy skin, leave the turkey uncovered in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours to air-dry.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
The piece consists of 38 small sculptures, each on its own shelf, each sculpted out of air-dry clay.
—Robert Boyd, Chron, 22 Feb. 2023
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Adjective
Instead, wash and air-dry them so that they can be roasted with your favorite seasonings like cumin, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, or paprika.
—Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
Air dry: For a crispy skin, leave the turkey uncovered in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours to air-dry.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Verb
Be sure to air-dry the topper before making your bed.
—Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
The piece consists of 38 small sculptures, each on its own shelf, each sculpted out of air-dry clay.
—Robert Boyd, Chron, 22 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-dry
Adjective
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This Latitude Run mat at Wayfair is made with tightly woven cotton fibers, which traps moisture effectively, keeping the floor dry and slip-free.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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According to one study, even in the extremely dry Martian atmosphere, the climatic conditions inside the volcanoes' craters are such that frost can form even though it's never been found elsewhere on Mars – even at the poles.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Pour the filling into the warm tart shell and bake on baking sheet on the middle rack until set, about 25 minutes.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Make Cake batter: To prepare batter, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But at the same turn, those moments are always on the verge of evaporating or going down in flames.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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Campaigning abruptly halted, and the usual calendar of awards-season events evaporated.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Against that enormous and dramatic chronological backdrop, the American Indians shriveled in significance.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Catching Up With China As Africa’s economic ties with other nations — principally China — have grown, the importance of its business with the United States has shriveled.—
Ruth Maclean,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.—
Tribune Content Agency,
oregonlive,
27 Nov. 2022
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Other eco-friendly measures include a solid waste incinerator to turn waste into non-toxic ash and a waterless urinal to reduce unnecessary usage.—
Camille Fine,
USA TODAY,
22 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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Fire crews moved fast, throwing heavy resources at the fires as Santa Ana winds delivered a big, direct hit on San Diego County, arriving from the east-northeast before dawn and whooshing largely unfettered through arid mountain passes and canyons.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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And precipitation in arid environments is infrequent.—
Jason Bittel,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
6 Dec. 2023
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Seidensticker pointed out Kawabata’s ties to Japanese poetry: This was prose of a sere, haiku-like delicacy and suggestiveness, with much implied and little specified.—
Brad Leithauser,
WSJ,
10 Nov. 2023
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“Air-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-dry. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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