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as in to undermine
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
years of being trapped in a loveless marriage had dehydrated his spirit
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as in to dry
to make dry
bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement
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Recent Examples of dehydrate
If your skin has been looking a little dull, dehydrated, or uneven after long days in the sun, this milky toner is here to restore your glow.
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Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 June 2026
As pests crawl through it, its jagged edges scrape their exoskeletons, dehydrating and killing them.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Store in the fridge, dry, freeze, dehydrate, or keep in water to extend freshness.
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Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
15 June 2026
Fans will want to drink plenty of water to avoid getting dehydrated as the elevation will impact those who have not acclimated to the thinner air yet.
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Aaron Mentkowski,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 June 2026
As pests crawl through it, its jagged edges scrape their exoskeletons, dehydrating and killing them.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Store in the fridge, dry, freeze, dehydrate, or keep in water to extend freshness.
—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
15 June 2026
Fans will want to drink plenty of water to avoid getting dehydrated as the elevation will impact those who have not acclimated to the thinner air yet.
—
Aaron Mentkowski,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydrate
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Kirk had disappeared from their feeds, and Erika Kirk had gone viral for the wrong reasons—taking the stage at her husband’s memorial service amid pyrotechnics and attempting her own campus tour, undermining her image as a Christian trad wife whose priorities were her family and her home.
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Over his 18-year tenure at the Fed, Greenspan embodied the omnipotent technocrat — a legacy critics say was fatally undermined by his failure to spot the 2008 housing bubble.
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Either way, Aestura’s Atobarrier 365 Ceramide Cream Mist is an easy way to give quick hydration to dry, stressed skin, thanks to an ultrafine spray packed with ceramides.
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On its extensive resume are tasks like soothing angry, overheated skin; combatting signs of photoaging courtesy of vitamin C; and preventing moisture loss by way of squalane (an emollient that permeates skin with hydration after salty water or unexpected beach breezes dry it out).
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Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s consumer spending slowdown persisted in June, with growth during one of the country’s largest online shopping festivals weakening sharply from a year earlier.
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All three of those protagonists have been weakened in their roles by what has gone on.
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Several environmental groups have also proposed removing or entirely bypassing the Glen Canyon Dam, draining what's left into Lake Mead, and implementing stricter water conservation measures.
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The president said that his administration would have to drain the pool and start over again as the new liner shed chunks of itself.
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Another advantage of long and narrow leaves is their ability to withstand heavy rainfall and battering or desiccating winds.
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Her flesh is desiccated and gray, her hands and feet are jagged claws, and her breath comes out in rasps.
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For a country exhausted by notifications, that simplicity has become its own selling point.
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But mostly they were exhausted from balancing their teaching careers with single parenting.
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The first film follows a group of French high-school students who travel to Naples on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius.
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Johansson plays her with a tough edge to match her Queens accent, but Hester is clearly petrified by this perfect storm of ugly events.
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The high-quality dress can be worn all summer long, in playful hues like white and green.
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The key to modernizing the pinkish-orange color in 2026 is to wear it in loose, easy silhouettes.
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“Dehydrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrate. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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