as in parched
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as in exhausted
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
years of being trapped in a loveless marriage had dehydrated his spirit
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as in dried
to make dry
bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement
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Adjective
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Adding to the parched brush and soils were the worst Santa Ana winds since 2011, according to the National Weather Service, which sent hot-dry gusts of up to 85 mph Wednesday into the Los Angeles Basin.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2025 -
Even as the winds ease on Thursday, the multiple fires and extremely parched vegetation mean that even weak winds could continue to create a wildfire hazard.—
Judson Jones,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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So, if this takes years to reach a jury resolution and all the appeals are exhausted, those years could see Diddy behind bars already for life if the 55-year-old Bad Boy Records founder is found guilty in his criminal trial later this year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, baseball—the sport of sunbaked afternoons, a sport made beautiful and strange by its exposure to the elements—may be unrecognizable.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2024
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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.—
Sarah James,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Aug. 2024
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For far too long, age discrimination has quietly undermined the security of older workers.—
Gary A. Officer,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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He is also set on handing his successor a strong economy -- a feat that could be undermined by a sudden energy shock reprising the price spikes earlier in his administration.—
Jeff Stein and Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Dec. 2024
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The day after the Park Fire sparked and tore across bone-dry brush in Butte County Wednesday, arson investigators accompanied by police officers arrested Stout and booked him into jail on suspicion of starting the blaze.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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The wildfire risk would be very high, thanks to a bone-dry, fuel-rich Southern California landscape, along with warm temperatures and high winds that were forecast for Jan. 7.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Dehydrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrated. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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