: deprived of natural moisture
parched land
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Could I have some water? I'm parched.
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The new 2025 Bronco Sport compact SUV’s Sasquatch package raises the stakes, easily dispatching steep slopes, sharp rocks and soft, deep sand on a daunting off-road course in the parched desert east of San Diego.
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Then lightly dab it onto the most parched areas of your hair.
—Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
Like his father and grandfather before him, Ibarra Vargas has raised cattle on the parched soil of Sonora, the state in northwestern Mexico that shares a long border with the United States, particularly Arizona.
—Fernando Llano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
One treacherous leg of the northwest migration route is the parched Klamath Basin of Oregon and California.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Then lightly dab it onto the most parched areas of your hair.
—Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
Like his father and grandfather before him, Ibarra Vargas has raised cattle on the parched soil of Sonora, the state in northwestern Mexico that shares a long border with the United States, particularly Arizona.
—Fernando Llano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
One treacherous leg of the northwest migration route is the parched Klamath Basin of Oregon and California.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for parched
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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parched. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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