1
as in exhausted
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
years of being trapped in a loveless marriage had dehydrated his spirit
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2
as in dried
to make dry
bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement
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as in parched
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Recent Examples of dehydrated
Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Red jalapeños are tasty in fresh salsas, stir-fries, and dehydrated spice blends, but green jalapeños are the best choice for jalapeño poppers.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Your doctor may recommend administering fluids into a vein if you are severely dehydrated.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 5 Oct. 2025
To test how ant yogurt could be used in cooking, the research and development team at Alchemist then created three dishes, using live, frozen and dehydrated ants.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Elimination can take longer for people who eat a lot of salt, have kidney disease or a potassium deficiency, or are dehydrated.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Cozi Towers said he was dehydrated and had little sleep, food, or water in the days leading up to the incident.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
But a doctor who performed the autopsy said the 12-year-old was emaciated and dehydrated, with multiple infections that would have developed over a long time, not a few days, deputies wrote.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Kayla was hospitalized following her first disappearance in August after she was found dehydrated in the woods, according to First Coast News.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Rothwell told the outlet that Milne was dehydrated but OK.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Red jalapeños are tasty in fresh salsas, stir-fries, and dehydrated spice blends, but green jalapeños are the best choice for jalapeño poppers.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Your doctor may recommend administering fluids into a vein if you are severely dehydrated.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 5 Oct. 2025
To test how ant yogurt could be used in cooking, the research and development team at Alchemist then created three dishes, using live, frozen and dehydrated ants.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Elimination can take longer for people who eat a lot of salt, have kidney disease or a potassium deficiency, or are dehydrated.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Cozi Towers said he was dehydrated and had little sleep, food, or water in the days leading up to the incident.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
But a doctor who performed the autopsy said the 12-year-old was emaciated and dehydrated, with multiple infections that would have developed over a long time, not a few days, deputies wrote.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Kayla was hospitalized following her first disappearance in August after she was found dehydrated in the woods, according to First Coast News.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydrated
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The day before, during Erik’s hearing, the relatives had emotionally exhausted themselves, the cousins said.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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He is weakened, and yet his opponents underestimate his continuing appeal with voters exhausted by decades of political dysfunction.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While some models can be tumble-dried, many require air-drying.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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It's rinsed, dried, and placed in a roasting pan.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Forecasters say Wednesday’s rain could be preceded by rapid warming of the land, triggering lightning that could start wildfires across a parched county.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Around you the parched land and empty sky point less to the idea of death and more to labors in the afterlife.—
Fred Marchant,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tubs are available to rent by the hour and are fully drained and sanitized between uses.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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For places where water can’t be drained, like ponds and fountains, use mosquito dunks or bits that contain bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, BTI, a naturally occurring bacterium that kills mosquito larvae but is harmless to pets, birds and other wildlife.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the view of many faculty members, Baccarelli had undermined the public position Harvard spent months cultivating—as a beacon of academic integrity, unwilling to bend to the administration’s political pressure.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Some researchers hypothesized that only species within the genus Homo had the ability to make stone tools, although recent discoveries have undermined that assumption.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The gentle shades whisper of long, sandy, sunbaked days and cool, breezy evenings.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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Martin may have left Westeros unfinished, but in this sunbaked enclave, his world-building continues apace — one real estate acquisition at a time.—
Ingrid Schmidt,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Nearly everything weakened, from Big Tech companies like Nvidia and Apple to stocks of smaller companies looking to get past uncertainty about tariffs and trade.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Eighteen packages of European Union sanctions and dozens more from the United States, United Kingdom and others have weakened Russia’s economy – but not its resolve to carry on fighting.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Allow the soil to go bone-dry before watering.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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The high-altitude, bone-dry landscape, with its dazzling days and spectacularly starry nights, formed twenty million years ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Dehydrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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