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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
an arid speech about duty and responsibility
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as in dry
marked by little or no precipitation or humidity
arid wastelands unfit for human habitation
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Recent Examples of arid
Brown’s research looks to arid locales like Sicily, where flourishing pistachio trees are rainfed with 90 percent less water than farmed pistachio trees in California.
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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Apr. 2025
This town is pure California, with arid temps, soaring date palms, and bursts of impossibly red bougainvillea that spills from white adobe brick courtyards.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In the eastern Brazil state of Bahia, the arid environment is scattered with grazing animals and dotted with wind turbines on elevated patches of land.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
This area was once a small pond surrounded by sand dunes and palm trees in what was a more arid and dry environment.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2025
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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Apr. 2025
This town is pure California, with arid temps, soaring date palms, and bursts of impossibly red bougainvillea that spills from white adobe brick courtyards.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In the eastern Brazil state of Bahia, the arid environment is scattered with grazing animals and dotted with wind turbines on elevated patches of land.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
This area was once a small pond surrounded by sand dunes and palm trees in what was a more arid and dry environment.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arid
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No more boring, irrelevant training modules—this is learning at the speed of work.—
Lisa Bodell,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Some of this may happen under cover of darkness, but much of it happens in the open, under cover of arcane technocracy or boring bureaucracy.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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To keep this as a true one-bowl cake, whisk the dry ingredients together, then make a well in the center, crack in the eggs, and whisk them in that empty spot in the bowl.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2025
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Since this kit is intended for use with regular polish, consider this Sally Hansen Insta-Dry quick dry polish set.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Seen from there, the sandstone pylons of Luxor’s temple rose to an open sky, eternally patient in the dusty, pearlescent light.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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Down a dusty street in Jereif West, Fatima Bahlawi, 20 months old, lay wailing in her mother’s arms, waving limbs that were thin as sticks.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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If that sounds like thirsty work, Irishman Colm Dalton has just the ticket.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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After ignoring the warning, Remmick succeeds at transforming them, ultimately recruiting them into his blood thirsty clan.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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View 6 Images Reading and writing on regular tablets can be tiring for your eyes, which is where E Ink can help.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately, many on the internet have identified this week as a particularly tiring one for Black K-pop fans.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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The company reaffirmed plans to launch an affordable model in early 2025, but warned the production ramp could be slower than expected.—
Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Marie Collins, a survivor and safeguarding expert from Ireland who served on the commission in the early years, resigned in frustration at the slow pace of change.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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Where to watch: Peacock 'The Order' Based on a true story, the excellent white-knuckle crime thriller casts Jude Law as a weary FBI agent who partners with a young Oregon cop (Tye Sheridan) when a series of terrorist attacks hint at the involvement of a neo-Nazi group with nefarious plans.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The novel’s weary detective, Prudence Freeborne, is of course heading to her retirement party when the call comes through.—
Leo Robson,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The South Coast Air Basin includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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This prohibits wood burning both indoors and outdoors across Orange County and the non-desert areas of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Arid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arid. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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