1
as in undermining
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 drying
to make dry
bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement
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Recent Examples of dehydrating
Alcohol, while great for toasting sunsets, moonlights as a chaos agent, dehydrating you faster than a desert wind, and inviting questionable decisions like buying timeshares and getting tattoos.
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The brothers spent two years training for the challenge, undergoing immense mental and physical preparation, including logistical feats such as home cooking and dehydrating over 1,000 meals.
—Quinta Thomson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
So even if Meghan juggled citruses before dehydrating them while hopping on one leg, some were going to give her hell no matter what.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
Consuming four or more cups of coffee daily—or more than 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine—increases urine output for habitual and casual coffee drinkers, which may be mildly dehydrating.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2025
Drew Barrymore's Air Fry Toaster has 10 preset cooking functions, including baking, frying, toasting, and dehydrating.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
So during an intense workout or while dealing with a dehydrating illness, consuming a salty snack or sports beverage can help.
—Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
So around the turn of the 20th century, an enterprising tortilla maker developed a way to make masa behave more like wheat flour, dehydrating and packaging it so that tortillas could be made quickly by just adding water.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The brothers spent two years training for the challenge, undergoing immense mental and physical preparation, including logistical feats such as home cooking and dehydrating over 1,000 meals.
—Quinta Thomson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
So even if Meghan juggled citruses before dehydrating them while hopping on one leg, some were going to give her hell no matter what.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
Consuming four or more cups of coffee daily—or more than 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine—increases urine output for habitual and casual coffee drinkers, which may be mildly dehydrating.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2025
Drew Barrymore's Air Fry Toaster has 10 preset cooking functions, including baking, frying, toasting, and dehydrating.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
So during an intense workout or while dealing with a dehydrating illness, consuming a salty snack or sports beverage can help.
—Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
So around the turn of the 20th century, an enterprising tortilla maker developed a way to make masa behave more like wheat flour, dehydrating and packaging it so that tortillas could be made quickly by just adding water.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydrating
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Conversely, tax noncompliance could be the death knell undermining an otherwise strong application.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Layered onto all of this is a political system in which priorities flip every few years, undermining the long-term planning and financing that such megaprojects demand.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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But over the years, the river had been dammed upstream, drying it up and killing the fish.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wash off all makeup or use makeup-removal wipes on your face before drying with a towel.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Stop exhausting yourself trying to be different leaders for different generations.—
Dana Williams,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The bowls have wavy, scalloped edges that give it an artisanal look as well as holds and cutouts for draining any lingering water.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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Use fertile, moist, slightly acidic soil that’s well-draining, and amend it with compost or other organic matter.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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America’s retreat from WHO deepens the damage by weakening global systems for monitoring outbreaks, reviewing evidence and maintaining databases such as the Global Burden of Disease.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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That underscored rising concerns of weakening in the labor market, a trend that has shown up in anecdotal evidence for several months.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Looming over all of it has been the sad, enervating situation with Alexander Isak, forever enshrined as a club legend by dint of Wembley last season but now beyond the point of tarnishing that legacy.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
10 Aug. 2025
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The friends were both wearing some form of American flag on their outfits and were visiting from Syracuse, New York.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The style is perfect for wearing into the cooler months, as it can easily be layered over cozy knits.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Dehydrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrating. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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