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Recent Examples of dehumidify
The main problem with turning off your AC in the warmer months is excessive humidity, as your HVAC system is responsible for dehumidifying the air in your home.
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Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2025
These fans can often be found in places where air movement is especially important for dehumidifying because of heat- and moisture-producing activities like cooking and showering.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
Use both the heater and air conditioning: the warm air helps melt the ice, while the AC dehumidifies the air to prevent fogging.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2025
To make your house a centipede-free zone, seal cracks to the outdoors, keep shoes off the floor, dehumidify the air, clean regularly, and reduce clutter.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
Sinn’s proprietary aragon dehumidifying technology prevents fogging in case of moisture entering the case.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2025
These fans can often be found in places where air movement is especially important for dehumidifying because of heat- and moisture-producing activities like cooking and showering.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
Use both the heater and air conditioning: the warm air helps melt the ice, while the AC dehumidifies the air to prevent fogging.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2025
To make your house a centipede-free zone, seal cracks to the outdoors, keep shoes off the floor, dehumidify the air, clean regularly, and reduce clutter.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
Sinn’s proprietary aragon dehumidifying technology prevents fogging in case of moisture entering the case.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehumidify
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By adjusting slurry mixing and drying protocols alone, the team reduced internal ionic resistance in their test electrodes by up to 40 percent.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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West says that fragrances with deeper notes like musk, tobacco, and cardamom, create a lasting impression as the fragrance dries down throughout the day.—
Allure,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Try to get a look below the surface—if anything is broken, damaged, rotten, or desiccated, a simple trim could help.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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Indoor conditions tend to be dry during the winter, so placing pots on top of saucers with pea gravel that is kept moist on a regular basis increases needed humidity and prevents leaves from desiccating.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Waking up mildly dehydrated can affect energy, focus, and digestion.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
19 Feb. 2026
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In September 2008, Jackson was hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago after complaining of severe stomach pains and becoming dehydrated, according to the Associated Press.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Plus, my face was extremely parched.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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That change in weather can leave lips parched and prone to cracking.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Dehumidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehumidify. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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