as in dryness
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Recent Examples of aridity
Locals refer to East River and West River, and the wetness and moisture of the Great Lakes and Mississippi basin—its thick canopy of trees, its suppleness—cedes to an aridity and expansiveness that bears its own harsh beauty.
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
The salt-spray air, the haunting aridity, the greens and reds of prickly-pear cacti—all of this had sparked many new ideas, the chef told me.
—Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Temperatures and aridity are increasing and precipitation isn’t rising to match it, so the landscape is getting drier.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And for some reason, humans end up out on the edge, where all of this aridity is happening.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
The salt-spray air, the haunting aridity, the greens and reds of prickly-pear cacti—all of this had sparked many new ideas, the chef told me.
—Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Temperatures and aridity are increasing and precipitation isn’t rising to match it, so the landscape is getting drier.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And for some reason, humans end up out on the edge, where all of this aridity is happening.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aridity
Noun
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Check your plant’s soil at least once a week to test for dryness and keep an eye on the plant’s appearance.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2026
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The dryness that came with life in the desert also took some getting used to.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The high fevers, hospitalizations, and dehydration that these illnesses cause can be painful and disruptive—and, with vaccines, avoidable.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Because Japanese skin care prioritizes prevention as much as correction, moisturizers are used daily not only for dry skin but also to protect against environmental stressors, dehydration, and early signs of aging, even for balanced or combination skin types.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Aridity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aridity. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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