as in dehydrated
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as in dried
to make dry
the heat has really parched my throat
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Recent Examples of parched
Kizito Makoye, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
Whether they’re raised organic or conventional, ruminant grazing requires a lot of land and water — the latter increasingly scarce in the parched American West — and produces significant greenhouse gas emissions.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
Cheyenne Buckingham, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Nearly 2,500 miles away, in New York and New Jersey, several blazes were burning in rugged terrain parched by drought.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
There, large polygamous families are crowded into single houses, and people say the parched land is not suitable for grazing their herds.
—Kizito Makoye, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
Whether they’re raised organic or conventional, ruminant grazing requires a lot of land and water — the latter increasingly scarce in the parched American West — and produces significant greenhouse gas emissions.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
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But booze—and sugar, which is abundant in mixed drinks—can leave you parched, and dehydration is a common migraine trigger.
—Cheyenne Buckingham, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Nearly 2,500 miles away, in New York and New Jersey, several blazes were burning in rugged terrain parched by drought.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Nov. 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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Buildings are scorched, with holes caused by missile shrapnel.Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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The following day the Mountain fire exploded in Camarillo Heights and, fueled by gusts of up to 80 mph, scorched more than 20,000 acres and destroyed more than 130 structures.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Precipitation remains well below average, which has kept vegetation bone-dry, and forecasters say powerful offshore winds could pick back up in the next few days.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Tucked into the rugged and bone-dry Santa Monica Mountains between Calabasas and Malibu, in the rustic unincorporated area of Monte Nido, a sprawling 4.3-acre property listed for $4.4 million is a secluded sanctuary just 15 minutes from both Nobu Malibu and The Commons at Calabasas.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parched. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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