sunbaked

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Recent Examples of sunbaked Precious water As early summer temperatures soar above 90 degrees along the sunbaked beachfront, water has become a precious resource. Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024 Bryant grew up piloting motorcycles on the sunbaked terrain of California’s San Gabriel Valley. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024 Locals in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley are lining up for a chance to drink and dine at the Global Ambassador, the stylishly decadent new hotel bringing an international elegance to this sunbaked slice of the Southwest. Katie Kelly Bell, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2024 The blue-and-white azulejos are reflected in the sunbaked beaches and enchanting blue water of the Atlantic coast. Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sunbaked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbaked
Adjective
  • Residents and hikers first saw it as a modest brush fire looming in the parched scrubland.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The winds will die down, and rain will eventually return to Southern California, but this one-two punch of high wind and parched landscapes will recur and intensify in the future.
    Kylie Mohr, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Officials believe the Palisades fire was first detected around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 as high winds sent flames racing over the bone-dry terrain.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • His tone can be professorial with occasional flashes of bone-dry humor.
    Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Sunbaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbaked. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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