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Recent Examples of dehumidify
When the goal is to dehumidify, logic calls for using a dehumidifier.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
Use both the heater and air conditioning: the warm air helps melt the ice, while the AC dehumidifies the air to prevent fogging.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 25 Jan. 2026
The air separation unit will dehumidify, liquify, and separate air into its major components—oxygen and nitrogen—and then transfer it into storage tanks.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025
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.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 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
Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
Use both the heater and air conditioning: the warm air helps melt the ice, while the AC dehumidifies the air to prevent fogging.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 25 Jan. 2026
The air separation unit will dehumidify, liquify, and separate air into its major components—oxygen and nitrogen—and then transfer it into storage tanks.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025
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.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehumidify
Verb
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This will also allow more sunlight to penetrate through foliage and dry the surface.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
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After being washed and dried, horsehair is sorted by length and stretched onto a simple wooden frame known as a guanga.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Another advantage of long and narrow leaves is their ability to withstand heavy rainfall and battering or desiccating winds.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Her flesh is desiccated and gray, her hands and feet are jagged claws, and her breath comes out in rasps.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This highly versatile countertop convection oven can roast, bake, air fry, dehydrate and more.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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As a result of the unsuitable conditions, Stevie was starving and dehydrated.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Verb
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The result is hair that feels soft rather than stiff; piece-y and matte, but never parched.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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But beyond these gardens the terrain is dry, trees thin; green after summer rains, but parched and bleached for most of the year.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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“Dehumidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehumidify. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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