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Recent Examples of desiccate Global warming has desiccated California, which was never known for its copious water supply. Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025 With vegetation desiccated, any spark—from power lines, machinery, or natural causes like lightning—can ignite a fire. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 From the air, though, much of the river corridor still appears desiccated, treeless and up against commercial orchards, subdivisions and highways. Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024 It’s all being conducted against a bleak backdrop of smoking, desiccated trees and charred grass, littered with bodies. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for desiccate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desiccate
Verb
  • Your bombastic attacks on the free press are, at best, unflattering — and at worst, undermine a core tenet of democracy.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
  • Trump is undermining our economy with reckless tariffs, harsh cuts, and ICE agents terrorizing our communities.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Once the cycle is complete, dry the load on low to medium heat.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
  • There were several safety cars during the race, along with changing conditions with periods of intense rain followed by a drying track.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • The June jobs report showed strong headline numbers, but the underlying data pointed to a weakening labor market.
    Danny Bakst, Fortune, 9 July 2025
  • The first-quarter boom in U.S. trade is weakening, with merchandise trade somewhat atypically declining for the second straight month, according to my analysis of the the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • The Army Corps’ solution was to take a meandering 103-mile river that snaked through one of the wildest areas in the state, drain it, and carve it into a ruler-straight, 56-mile 30-foot-deep canal dubbed the C-38 — not exactly fodder for the tourism board.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
  • In such situations, when a client has the resources and the inclination to go round after round, small municipalities have to decide whether to settle or stand on principle, draining their budget.
    Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • An officer said the man was dehydrated, confused and scared when he was rescued, according to WBZ.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • Alcohol: Alcohol can dehydrate you, irritate the stomach, and delay your recovery.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • So don’t go around being petrified of having your esophagus rupture someday.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Nearly every day brings a fresh breach of what were once thought to be the rules, moves that have thrilled his insurgent supporters and petrified his nervous opponents.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Unlike many other raptors that rely on sudden ambush attacks, the gyrfalcon excels at long chases across tundra and icy terrain, often locking onto prey and keeping pursuit until the target is exhausted.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.
    Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • This may predispose plants to problems like root rot and damping off disease.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
  • Tackling mountain roads was a real treat in this AMG; steering response and weight were solid, and while too stiff in its most hardcore setting, damping made the experience wonderfully engaging and confidence-inspiring.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

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“Desiccate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desiccate. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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