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Recent Examples of dryness
Side effects can include redness, itching, dryness, flaking, or other scalp irritation, but these are uncommon, according to WebMD.
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Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The endless descriptions of the sand’s pervasiveness, its grit, and its dryness, instills a real fear.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Glycerin acts as a humectant to pull water into the skin, while oils like almond and coconut help seal that moisture in, reinforcing the skin barrier and preventing further dryness.
—Hana Hong, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
Since this is a topical product, side effects involve scalp redness, itching, dryness and other signs of irritation.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
This often leads to irregular periods, hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and sleep disturbances.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
But now, just over two months later, abnormal dryness has returned to areas of Northern California.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Eye drops Some people experience significant seasonal allergy symptoms in their eyes, such as dryness, burning, watering, itchiness or grittiness.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Test for soil dryness to determine whether the garden needs more water.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The endless descriptions of the sand’s pervasiveness, its grit, and its dryness, instills a real fear.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Glycerin acts as a humectant to pull water into the skin, while oils like almond and coconut help seal that moisture in, reinforcing the skin barrier and preventing further dryness.
—Hana Hong, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
Since this is a topical product, side effects involve scalp redness, itching, dryness and other signs of irritation.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
This often leads to irregular periods, hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and sleep disturbances.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
But now, just over two months later, abnormal dryness has returned to areas of Northern California.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Eye drops Some people experience significant seasonal allergy symptoms in their eyes, such as dryness, burning, watering, itchiness or grittiness.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Test for soil dryness to determine whether the garden needs more water.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dryness
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With the help of journalist Gerrick Kennedy, the memoir details Brandy's meteoric rise to fame as a young teen while volleying ambition, exhaustion and self-doubt, moving through a predatory and tormenting industry and being misunderstood in the public eye.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Investors should be wary given the bearish technical catalysts in former leaders like TSM and signs of long-term upside exhaustion across the sector.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, a JPMorgan analysis found the world is now moving from a problem centered on a shock to energy flows to one of stock depletion, which is likely to turn into supply scarcity for much of the world.—
Chloé Farand,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the expert consensus showed how pollution and resource depletion are driven far more by extraction and overconsumption than by head count.—
Brian C. Keegan,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The partnership aimed for nationwide availability by 2026 but failed to reach profitability.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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The multi-stakeholder group attributed the low figure to issues around price and availability, as well as lingering questions about the sustainability of current versions, which can carry impacts on land, communities, biodiversity and soil health that haven’t been fully measured.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Instead, Bevza felt a pressing need to remedy the barrenness of the Ukrainian fashion scene at the time.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Dec. 2025
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To find out more, Newsweek spoke with Pixile Studios co-founder Michael One and narrative designer Ruben, about designing a battle royale in this distinct format, building a global live service as a small indie team, and how cuteness and bleakness are not contradictions.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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Harry is a grouch and Oslo is his trash can, which isn’t the way the city is traditionally depicted, with Santelmann making the descent into greater and greater bleakness seem organic.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Dryness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dryness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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