1
as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
an arid speech about duty and responsibility
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as in dry
marked by little or no precipitation or humidity
arid wastelands unfit for human habitation
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Recent Examples of arid
Arcosanti built on these ideas with innovative designs that absorbed cooling winds and sheltered against the arid, desert sun.
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Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Among them, there are structures built from adobe in the arid climate of New Mexico, dwellings carved into cliffs in Colorado, churches that have been around for centuries in Puerto Rico, and a New England property that’s the oldest house with a timber frame.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2025
His rugged features quickly appear not to reflect the arid expanse of Western Australia’s Pilbara region, home to the core operations of his $38 billion Fortescue iron-ore business.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Turf that is not designed or hybridized to thrive in arid conditions like Colorado’s mountains and high plains can need twice as much water in the summer as nature here naturally provides, said bill sponsor Rep. Karen McCormick, a Boulder Democrat.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
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Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Among them, there are structures built from adobe in the arid climate of New Mexico, dwellings carved into cliffs in Colorado, churches that have been around for centuries in Puerto Rico, and a New England property that’s the oldest house with a timber frame.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2025
His rugged features quickly appear not to reflect the arid expanse of Western Australia’s Pilbara region, home to the core operations of his $38 billion Fortescue iron-ore business.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Turf that is not designed or hybridized to thrive in arid conditions like Colorado’s mountains and high plains can need twice as much water in the summer as nature here naturally provides, said bill sponsor Rep. Karen McCormick, a Boulder Democrat.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arid
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Then Saturday, Columbus sputtered to a disappointing (and boring) scoreless draw at home against the Houston Dynamo, one of the weakest MLS teams.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Literature that doesn’t contain its own version of this deal—literature that tries to freeze-frame reality instead of transmuting it—is often boring, even alienating.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Hydrate mask for dry and thirsty hair: on sale for $11 Original price: $22 (Ulta) Sick of dry and brittle hair?—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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According to Meteorologist Doug Kahn, a strong low pressure system rotating in the northern Plains collided with warm, moist air from the Gulf, while on its backside, cold, dry air was being funneled down.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Its head is outfitted with LED lights that illuminate dark, dusty areas.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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For a piece in this week’s issue, Helfand speaks with all parties involved, and even visits Elvis in his current resting place, amid dusty knickknacks and towering piles of junk in an office behind a mechanic’s garage.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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On the other hand, some users were just straight up thirsty right along with Moore.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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This argument echoes Noakes’s critique of hydration research, which was that studies didn’t distinguish between being dehydrated and feeling thirsty.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
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Follow the money: The stock market, for one, is tiring of such shenanigans.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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In Aurora, voters seem to be tiring of two-term incumbent Republican Richard Irvin, who was the top vote getter but got just 38%.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The second came in April 2022, when Wall Street panicked over analysts’ predicting slow subscriber growth as Disney, HBO and NBCUniversal invested heavily in streaming.—
Ramin Setoodeh,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Keeling had discovered what became known as the Keeling Curve – the slow rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that was causing global warming.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Americans have grown weary; not just of the news, but also of the entire miserable chore of learning about it.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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That reputation began in 70 C.E. when the mineral springs were directed into a massive bathhouse for weary Roman soldiers.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited.—
Anonymous,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Oct. 2011
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The ban covers the non-desert regions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties and most of Orange County and prohibits outdoor and residential burning of wood and manufactured logs.—
Christian Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Nov. 2021
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“Arid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arid. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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