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Recent Examples of air-dry
Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2025
Drape the rug over a fence or sturdy surface and allow it to air-dry, turning at least once to allow both sides to dry.
—Karen Grossman, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
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
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Adjective
From there, an air-dry gets the sheets back to their best condition.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2025
Drape the rug over a fence or sturdy surface and allow it to air-dry, turning at least once to allow both sides to dry.
—Karen Grossman, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
Verb
Be sure to air-dry the topper before making your bed.
—Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-dry
Adjective
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While the forecast remains relatively dry for Wednesday, Aug. 6, there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., according to the National Weather Service office in Wilmington.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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This fall is predicted to bring cooler-than-average temperatures and dry weather for Arizona and the desert Southwest, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In other words, after marinating, all that’s left to do is dump it all in a pan and bake it!—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Aug. 2025
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To keep things healthy, try baking or boiling them instead of deep frying.2 When consumed unripe, plantains cause a slower rise in blood sugar compared to ripe bananas or refined carbs.—
T'Keyah Bazin,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Finally, after years in comedy clubs and the promise of other series suddenly evaporated.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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The movie vibrates with energy when Luke is discovering Ashiq/Aysha’s world, but that feeling evaporates for entire stretches later on, as the filmmakers follow the characters back to their normal lives.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Colonialism had quite a lot to do with their decline, practically from the moment the Dutch set foot here in the early 18th century: the colonists shrivelled our forests, brought rats on their boats.—
Ariel Saramandi,
The Dial,
29 July 2025
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Leaves and buds that are bitten by frost will blacken and shrivel, sometimes all over the plant.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.—
Tribune Content Agency,
oregonlive,
27 Nov. 2022
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Other eco-friendly measures include a solid waste incinerator to turn waste into non-toxic ash and a waterless urinal to reduce unnecessary usage.—
Camille Fine,
USA TODAY,
22 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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Experts warn that climate change will exacerbate Egypt's arid climate with higher temperatures, erratic rainfall, rising seas, and worsening drought.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The rapidly developing, culturally rich country offers everything from dreamy beaches and arid deserts, to bustling cities.—
Mo Noubani,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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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Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
6 Dec. 2023
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“Air-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-dry. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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