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Recent Examples of bone-dry
Stephen Freeland’s pumpkins are growing in 14 acres of bone-dry soil.
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Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Allow the soil to go bone-dry before watering.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
The high-altitude, bone-dry landscape, with its dazzling days and spectacularly starry nights, formed twenty million years ago.
—Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
The device doesn’t produce a huge amount of water from the bone-dry air — around two-thirds of a cup a day — but the ultimate aim is to supply a household with drinking water even in arid deserts, said Xuanhe Zhao, a mechanical engineering professor at MIT.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Allow the soil to go bone-dry before watering.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
The high-altitude, bone-dry landscape, with its dazzling days and spectacularly starry nights, formed twenty million years ago.
—Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
The device doesn’t produce a huge amount of water from the bone-dry air — around two-thirds of a cup a day — but the ultimate aim is to supply a household with drinking water even in arid deserts, said Xuanhe Zhao, a mechanical engineering professor at MIT.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone-dry
Adjective
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Though only an hour north of Dallas, the area looks nothing like the city’s flat and sunbaked landscape.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The sunbaked air smells like creosote.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Winter is just days away, and our chronically parched hands are already taking a big hit from these dry, frigid temps.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 Dec. 2025
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The parched Rio Grande Valley watched a once-staple industry flicker out.—
Newsweek Editors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Mean annual precipitation in its hyperarid core is 0.004 inches.—
Maggie Shipstead Anthony Cotsifas,
New York Times,
10 May 2023
Adjective
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Let the brush air-dry completely before storing.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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When using a modeling clay designed to air-dry, expect the process to take anywhere from 24 hours to several days, depending on the size of the model and the specific clay used.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And unlike Sophocles’s plays, in which the deities are persistently invoked, Cicellis’s universe is spiritually arid.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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Later, a pair of slugs that help the seed cross an arid landscape, like camels in the desert, glisten vividly.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Dec. 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 Aquaphor Lip Repair Balm not only soothes and heals dry lips, but also has SPF 30 sunscreen for additional protection against the sun’s harmful rays.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
15 Jan. 2026
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Keep scrolling to stay warm and dry for as little as $20.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone-dry. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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