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Recent Examples of bone-dry
The storm impacts have been felt from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes and Atlantic Coast as whiteout conditions forced people off the roads in the High Plains and wildfires broke out amid bone-dry conditions in south Texas.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The Aussie style is typically bone-dry with rapier-sharp acidity, chalk-dust texture, and delicate citrus and floral flavors.
—Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
Nestled in the bone-dry hills of Santa Fe, New Mexico, a two-story green stucco estate provided legendary actor Gene Hackman respite from the chaos of Hollywood during his final years.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
One solution – burying power lines in areas with bone-dry vegetation – would be costly.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The Aussie style is typically bone-dry with rapier-sharp acidity, chalk-dust texture, and delicate citrus and floral flavors.
—Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
Nestled in the bone-dry hills of Santa Fe, New Mexico, a two-story green stucco estate provided legendary actor Gene Hackman respite from the chaos of Hollywood during his final years.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
One solution – burying power lines in areas with bone-dry vegetation – would be costly.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone-dry
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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
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Rooftops tell their own stories, some adorned with statues of gods and warriors and others with sunbaked locals sipping café con leche.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 Apr. 2025
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Prompt Inaccurate Air Quality Predictions 'Unheard-of' Storm Brings Months of Rain to 2 States In the pictures, an alligator is seen sitting in a largely evaporated pond in southwest Florida, and the parched Everglades are seen from aerial helicopter shots.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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This hilarious odyssey of a parched protagonist reminds us that sometimes our relative sacrifices for the greater good can be tempered by small mercies along the way.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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In general, wait 12-24 hours for your shoes to fully air-dry.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2025
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Allow the headboard to air-dry completely. 3 Ways to Deep Clean an Upholstered Headboard Use an Upholstery Cleaning Machine Even with routine care and spot treating as needed, upholstered headboards will need to be deep cleaned at least once a year.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
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The next generation overwinters underground as larvae, emerging as adults the following year, though development may take up to two years in arid climates.—
Owen Martin,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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In addition, in Utah and the arid West, farmers and ranchers worry about water, said Craig Buttars, the outgoing Utah Department of Agriculture and Food commissioner.—
Jessica Schreifels,
ProPublica,
30 Apr. 2025
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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
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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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While much of Sunday will remain dry, scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop from 2-6 p.m., mainly across eastern Kansas before pushing into western Missouri.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone-dry. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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