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also sear
as in dry
marked by little or no precipitation or humidity
a sere region that can't support agriculture
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Recent Examples of sere
Klinger recommends to steam it before marinating to reduce bitterness, and then grill, pan-sear, or crumble it into recipes.
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Jillian Kubala,
Health,
12 Dec. 2025
Her sister’s sere hair went among the grasses; her head was full of the Child.
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Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.
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Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
6 Dec. 2023
Seidensticker pointed out Kawabata’s ties to Japanese poetry: This was prose of a sere, haiku-like delicacy and suggestiveness, with much implied and little specified.
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Brad Leithauser,
WSJ,
10 Nov. 2023
But the western region accounts for a small fraction of the land, which unfolds east from the Cascades in expanses of sere high desert, lush pasture and thick forest.
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Scott Wilson,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Sep. 2023
Early hominids may have stood up and gotten naked as a way to cope with heat stress on the sere African savanna.
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Tim Folger,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
12 Dec. 2025
Her sister’s sere hair went among the grasses; her head was full of the Child.
—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.
—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
6 Dec. 2023
Seidensticker pointed out Kawabata’s ties to Japanese poetry: This was prose of a sere, haiku-like delicacy and suggestiveness, with much implied and little specified.
—
Brad Leithauser,
WSJ,
10 Nov. 2023
But the western region accounts for a small fraction of the land, which unfolds east from the Cascades in expanses of sere high desert, lush pasture and thick forest.
—
Scott Wilson,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Sep. 2023
Early hominids may have stood up and gotten naked as a way to cope with heat stress on the sere African savanna.
—
Tim Folger,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sere
Adjective
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Combine gin, lime juice, syrup, Aperol and dry Curaçao in a shaker filled with ice.—
Angela Hansberger,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
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Although oil companies still needed to use up a significant portion of their inventories during the supply shock, the demand destruction kept crude stockpiles from running dry.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Adjective
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It's also known for having almost 500 kinds of sodas, so come thirsty.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
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Few things feel as satisfying as a cold drink of water after mowing the lawn on a hot afternoon, finishing a tough workout or waking up thirsty in the middle of the night.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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As noted by the Brewers broadcast, a second-inning double by A’s shortstop Alika Williams might have gone foul if not for the extremely arid Las Vegas air.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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The semi-arid region’s population has exploded over the past century—the river served only 457,000 people in 1922—as has its agriculture sector, which now covers more than 5 million acres of farmland and accounts for 70% of all water use.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
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“Sere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sere. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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