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adjective

as in parched

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dehydrated

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verb

past tense of dehydrate
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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Recent Examples of dehydrated
Adjective
The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana? — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Most people wake mildly dehydrated after six to eight hours of sleep, dietitians and endocrinologists say. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Hydrate before you caffeinate Six to eight hours of sleep leaves most people mildly dehydrated by morning, thanks to breathing and sweat. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 Jackie was brought into the bird rehabilitation center weak and dehydrated following an altercation with another eagle in July. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026 Turtles and tortoises often arrive stressed, malnourished and dehydrated. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 This is part of the natural aging process, and the visible signs of aging include looser texture, dry skin, and in some people oily skin that still feels dehydrated. — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Alcohol Alcohol is one of the least effective choices when you’re dehydrated. — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026 So before your fast begins, aim to stay hydrated to prevent getting dehydrated while fasting. — Reed Berger-Fleishman, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026 When asked why the information about Moore being dehydrated wasn't relayed to the media following the game, Lanning turned defensive. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydrated
  1. parched
  2. exhausted
  3. dried
  4. sunbaked
  5. drained
  6. bone-dry
  7. weakened
  8. undermined
Adjective
  • Earlier Monday, some residents returned to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Volunteers armed with watering cans, trucks and makeshift water tanks shadow firefighters, battling underground flare-ups in parched pine forests after months without rain and increasingly fire-prone conditions linked to climate change.
    — Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of parched
Verb
  • Trump is waging a campaign in the final moments of the midterm election to quell discontent among farmers, truckers and drivers exhausted by $4 gas and near-record diesel.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In an interview with the Financial Times, published today, Zelenskyy indicated his own patience had been exhausted.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • The language, the words, the people, the sentiment erased, the websites vanished, the funds dried, and the true spirit of self-interest revealed.
    — Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This is a cold washed process bean, meaning the cherry pulp is washed away from the bean before it’s put in cold storage for 72 hours and then dried.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of dried
Adjective
  • French Press Coffee sits alongside deep, mossy greens, nuanced neutrals, warm sunbaked tones, and a handful of more expressive accents, all working together to create spaces that feel personal and restorative.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The wind had completely died down, and there were fewer passersby on the sunbaked streets.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sunbaked
Verb
  • But Jess Ralston, a senior energy analyst at Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, a non profit focused on climate change, said that 90% of the oil and gas has already been drained from the North Sea basin.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Salvador has treated patients whose infections formed pockets of pus that had to be drained to protect their vision.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of drained
Adjective
  • That triggered a boom in grass and brush growth, which quickly turned into bone-dry kindling when the rains gave way to more record heat.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But my personal come-to-Jesus moment was the bottle of Berlucchi ’61 Brut Nature, a sparkling wine from Franciacorta made in the traditional Champagne method, bone-dry and bracing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of bone-dry
Verb
  • Economist Thomas Philippon calculates that weakened competition costs the typical household about $300 a month.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Houthis are the crown jewel in this network, given how much Hezbollah has been weakened.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of weakened
Verb
  • Several roads near Westward Beach in Malibu are closed after additional erosion undermined the roadway and exposed a Los Angeles County water main.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, technological advances made possible by the digital age have undermined the social contract of the industrial era and hollowed out the middle class.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of undermined

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