air-dries

present tense third-person singular of air-dry

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Verb
  • The combination of heat and humidity can be dangerous for humans, because humidity impacts how sweat evaporates, and that’s a cooling mechanism.
    Alexa St. John, Fortune, 22 June 2026
  • When volatility hits, this underlying capital evaporates, leaving you with no direct recourse to the true lenders.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • The human heart shrivels away in space, but researchers have found that mini-hearts grown from human stem cells sprout in space significantly faster than in labs on Earth.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 3 May 2026
  • Drought shrivels the grapes; excessive heat deprives the juice of acidity; too much rain results in rampant mold.
    Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Air-dries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-dries. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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