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Recent Examples of air-dry
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
Play it safe and stick to a non-abrasive sponge to clean hand-wash-only dishes and either allow them to air-dry or lightly dry them with a soft, microfiber cloth.
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—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 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
Let the ceiling air-dry before cooking in the kitchen.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
Play it safe and stick to a non-abrasive sponge to clean hand-wash-only dishes and either allow them to air-dry or lightly dry them with a soft, microfiber cloth.
4.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 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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This higher elevation, combined with low to moderate levels of rainfall, temperature, and dry weather, all come together to form a pretty ideal environment for growing wine grapes.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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On a drier week, the ball would have almost assuredly rolled through the rough, dunked into the water and forced Finau to drop with a one-stroke penalty.—
Jordan Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
Verb
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And two, baking soda is an indiscriminate weed killer that poisons the soil.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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This week’s extreme heat is projected to continue baking Texas and parts of the southern and central United States on Friday and into the weekend.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Their defense, so strong over the first three games of the series, evaporated in the second half Monday night.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Sports vanished, graduations were skipped, and normal social interactions evaporated.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Their bodies shrivel, and some lose the capacity to feel hunger at all.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Their leaves will begin to shrivel up, and their stems and roots will look dehydrated and thin.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 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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In hot and arid locales, an evaporative cooler can lower the air temperature while increasing humidity.—
Khanh T.L. Tran,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Plants that grow in forested areas can impart the spirit with fresh notes of herbs or pine, while sotol made from plants residing in more arid regions can accrue mineral, earthy undertones with hints of smoke and spice.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
20 May 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 27 May. 2025.
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