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adjective

Definition of air-drynext
as in dry

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verb

as in to bake

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Recent Examples of air-dry
Adjective
Try letting hair air-dry as much as possible, as regular use of heated tools like blow dryers and other styling tools can lead to breakage and hair damage over time. — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026 For care, the brand recommends washing the set on a gentle cycle with cold water, then hanging it or laying it flat to air-dry. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Verb
The piece consists of 38 small sculptures, each on its own shelf, each sculpted out of air-dry clay. — Robert Boyd, Chron, 22 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for air-dry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-dry
  1. dry
  2. evaporate
  3. arid
  4. shrivel
  5. dehydrated
  6. sere
Adjective
  • Combine that with increasingly hotter and drier weather due to climate change, and forests in the Sierra Nevada are left with a ton of stuff that’s ready to burst into flames.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Rubye was ten feet ahead, bent under the weight of a dry bag, in a cloud of black flies.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of dry
Verb
  • Fear over airstrikes on Iran, which pervaded many conversations with locals during the war, has evaporated.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Most of the hope for the Warriors to make some kind of franchise-altering move evaporated in that moment.
    — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of evaporate
Adjective
  • To operate in arid environments, the physical architecture eliminates the need for external water cooling.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • Walking around the tiny outpost offers an understanding of just how vast and desolate this arid part of the country can be.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Definition of arid
Verb
  • The skin split, the ends were shriveled, and the texture was limp.
    — Dianna Douglas, NPR, 28 June 2026
  • The moss should shrivel and dry up very quickly.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
Definition of shrivel
Adjective
  • The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana?
    — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of dehydrated
Adjective
  • Klinger recommends to steam it before marinating to reduce bitterness, and then grill, pan-sear, or crumble it into recipes.
    — 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
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