: deprived of natural moisture
parched land
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Could I have some water? I'm parched.
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Southern California fire chiefs cautioned Friday that a season of devastating wildfires is all but guaranteed, amid parched conditions following a dry winter.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
In Australia’s arid center, those blotches represent a new inland sea, born from a deluge that has traveled hundreds of miles through the veins of a giant, parched continent.
—Angus Watson, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
And lo, like a rain cloud over a parched valley, here comes Amazon boss Andy Jassy to shower us with fresh fear and dread.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
This is lavish luxury offering complimentary complexion perfection in a parched environment that typically causes wrinkles, a devastated dermis, and your exiting the plane looking tired and haggard.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
In Australia’s arid center, those blotches represent a new inland sea, born from a deluge that has traveled hundreds of miles through the veins of a giant, parched continent.
—Angus Watson, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
And lo, like a rain cloud over a parched valley, here comes Amazon boss Andy Jassy to shower us with fresh fear and dread.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
This is lavish luxury offering complimentary complexion perfection in a parched environment that typically causes wrinkles, a devastated dermis, and your exiting the plane looking tired and haggard.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parched. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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