dry spell

noun

: a period of dry weather
The flowers died during a dry spell.

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The Boston area is in for more warm spring temperatures and a dry spell before more rain is expected to move in mid-week, according to National Weather Service forecasts. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025 The Frenchman is also going through something of a dry spell. Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 The Rockets’ lead ballooned to as much as 34-22 in the second quarter as the Warriors went through a dry spell that saw the home team score just four points in eight minutes. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025 But there are still fears that another dry spell could hit California as spring begins. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dry spell

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“Dry spell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20spell. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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