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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
Mill’s technology dehydrates food scraps overnight, reducing volume by up to 80%.
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Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Forgetting to Stay Hydrated While there's a widespread perception that coffee dehydrates, that's not necessarily true.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Forgetting to Stay Hydrated While there's a widespread perception that coffee dehydrates, that's not necessarily true.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydrates
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For Allen, this legal tool disproportionately undermines Black communities, eroding generational wealth and disconnecting families from their neighborhoods.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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The survey also undermines the argument that tariffs will simply be a one-time price adjustment.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Some people prefer a high-pile cotton that envelops them like a hug post shower, while others like a thinner waffle weave that dries in minutes.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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The plushy Outlast Forever Velvet Pigment continues the tradition but with a comfortable, flexible formula that glides on smooth and dries down matte without drying out your lips.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yuhas said rubbing could trigger keratoconus, an eye condition that weakens the cornea.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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And the thymus gland, the producer of white blood cells, shrinks and weakens over time.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
30 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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Sulfur tends to form long chains during charging and discharging, which blocks the flow of ions and quickly drains the battery’s power.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Bring it all to life this month by saying yes only to the people, opportunities, and experiences that excite you, and no to anyone or anything that drains your bright light.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Roan is a celebrity who proudly (and literally) wears her hometown roots on her sleeve.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Bradley has long since been known as a player who wears his emotions on his sleeve.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Dehydrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrates. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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