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Recent Examples of bone-dry
Officials believe the Palisades fire was first detected around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 as high winds sent flames racing over the bone-dry terrain.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
His tone can be professorial with occasional flashes of bone-dry humor.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Fast-spreading fires started popping up in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle Friday afternoon, fueled by strong winds amid bone-dry conditions.
—Eric Zerkel, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
In Oklahoma, evacuations were ordered as more than 130 fires were reported across the state on Friday night, fueled by strong winds amid bone-dry conditions.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
His tone can be professorial with occasional flashes of bone-dry humor.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Fast-spreading fires started popping up in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle Friday afternoon, fueled by strong winds amid bone-dry conditions.
—Eric Zerkel, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
In Oklahoma, evacuations were ordered as more than 130 fires were reported across the state on Friday night, fueled by strong winds amid bone-dry conditions.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone-dry
Adjective
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The delegations, escorted around town and guarded by scores of Swiss police, met for at least a dozen hours on both days of the weekend at a sunbaked 18th-century villa that serves as the official residence of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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In a sunbaked Vatican City, huge crowds of devoted faithful stood for hours in a section beyond the neat rows of cardinals, who remained seated in their colorful robes and hats.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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And lo, like a rain cloud over a parched valley, here comes Amazon boss Andy Jassy to shower us with fresh fear and dread.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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This is lavish luxury offering complimentary complexion perfection in a parched environment that typically causes wrinkles, a devastated dermis, and your exiting the plane looking tired and haggard.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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Diffuse with a low-speed hair dryer to contract the length, or air-dry in twists that are gently fluffed out for more definition.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Thus, between cold seas and towering mountains, the most arid climate on the planet was woven.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
27 June 2025
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In Australia’s arid center, those blotches represent a new inland sea, born from a deluge that has traveled hundreds of miles through the veins of a giant, parched continent.—
Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
25 June 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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The most surprising result was how tightly curled my hair was post-blow dry.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
23 June 2025
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Along the way, hikers will pass by a few creeks — some dry, others with water — and cross over wooden bridges.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone-dry. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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