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as in undermines
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 dries
to make dry
bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement
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Recent Examples of dehydrates
Forgetting to Stay Hydrated While there's a widespread perception that coffee dehydrates, that's not necessarily true.
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydrates
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Cherry-picking statistics to suit a narrative — a form of confirmation bias, as described in the commission’s view — is dangerous and undermines the diligence that should come from responsible statistical analysis.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Going back further undermines those comparisons.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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After that, the base dries the mop with air heated to 145 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent mildew.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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The machine also washes and dries the brush around 200 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bottom line—moving Space Command headquarters weakens our national security at the worst possible time.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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If employees rely on tools only for quick answers, curiosity weakens.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The whole ordeal exhausts the mother turtle.—
Taylor Hagood,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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The idea of festivals just exhausts me.—
Meg Zukin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Though Good Boy gets by for a while on the strength of its performances and the sheer oddness of its plot, the flimsiness of its characters drains the film of energy long before its 110 minutes are up.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Holding onto declining practices drains resources from future growth.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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First, Temi Otedola wears Christopher John Rogers to her legal wedding ceremony in Monaco.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the picture, Duggar holds her son, who wears a gray onesie and stares into the camera.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dehydrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrates. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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