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Recent Examples of dehydrate Farmers heat greenhouses and dry crops; aquaculture facilities maintain optimal water temperatures; industrial operations use the heat to dehydrate food, cure concrete or other energy-intensive processes. Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025 Some ovens have a dehydrating setting, so consult the user manual for specific instructions. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025 Better yet, replace a handful of countertop cookers with a Breville smart oven that can toast, bake, broil, dehydrate, proof, air fry, and even replace your slow cooker! Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025 Live ants carry the risk of parasites, while freezing or dehydrating the insects can unintentionally allow harmful bacteria to flourish. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dehydrate
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Verb
  • Each would face cross-examination and difficult questions posed by skilled litigators attempting to undermine their positions.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • See video … WATCH TULSI GABBARD – Dem Party is undermining the very foundation of America.
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Verb
  • The material is a durable 70-denier nylon taffeta that’s supremely soft, breathable, cooling, and quick-drying.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Recharge the balls by washing them in a mesh bag on a delicate cycle, then air-dry or run them through a drying cycle on high heat.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Losing him for the entire World Series would weaken their already-thin bullpen, and force Roberts to get creative in high-leverage situations after his starting pitcher has been removed.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • After accounting for lifestyle variables like exercise, the effects weakened a bit as, for example, more active people tend to spend more time outdoors.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Cybersecurity experts are warning that OpenAI’s new browser, ChatGPT Atlas, could be vulnerable to malicious attacks that could turn AI assistants against users, potentially stealing sensitive data or even draining their bank accounts.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Security researchers are now warning Android users to delete a fake VPN and streaming app that can allow criminals to take over your phone and drain your bank account.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The authors argue that those features, the intact, hyper-flexed skeletons and the absence of the disarticulation expected after ordinary decay, indicate bodies had been desiccated before burial rather than interred as fresh cadavers.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • However, the players named in the probe have already exhausted their eligibility.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • You'll be petrified by the violence inflicted upon boys who only wanted a chance to pull their families out of financial duress and have an opportunity at a comfortable life afforded to most of us sitting in our seats.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The only issue is his mother Laura (Wright), a woman who has lost a child once before and is petrified of a repeat.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • That’s the estimate for Coppola’s unique watch, which the Godfather director wore at the Cannes premiere of Megalopolis.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Crews wear thermal base layers, overalls, and analog spacesuits when working outdoors.
    Rosanna Philpott, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Dehydrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrate. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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