1
as in scorched
to make dry
the wind quickly dried their clothes
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2
as in faded
to lose liveliness, force, or freshness
his creative talents were just drying on the vine in that small, provincial town
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Recent Examples of dried
But even fraud is cut and dried.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
The ink had barely dried on the long-gestating Paramount-Skydance merger before Ellison offered (not once, but three times) to acquire rival Warner Bros Discovery.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
The layers are printed like pages in a magazine using a roll-to-roll press, where liquid functional inks are applied and dried in succession.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
In contrast, he was impressed by the ink used to publish his newspaper, which dried almost instantly and didn't smudge.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
But as the rain eased and the track dried, Button found a rhythm nobody else could match.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Then there's carefully monitoring multiple loads to make sure every item is washed and dried at the correct temperature.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
In the clip, Delevingne also stood barefoot on the street while the polish on her toenails dried.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Assuming the same is true of the new specimens, the carcasses would have dried in the sun in a week or two.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
The ink had barely dried on the long-gestating Paramount-Skydance merger before Ellison offered (not once, but three times) to acquire rival Warner Bros Discovery.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
The layers are printed like pages in a magazine using a roll-to-roll press, where liquid functional inks are applied and dried in succession.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
In contrast, he was impressed by the ink used to publish his newspaper, which dried almost instantly and didn't smudge.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
But as the rain eased and the track dried, Button found a rhythm nobody else could match.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Then there's carefully monitoring multiple loads to make sure every item is washed and dried at the correct temperature.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
In the clip, Delevingne also stood barefoot on the street while the polish on her toenails dried.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Assuming the same is true of the new specimens, the carcasses would have dried in the sun in a week or two.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dried
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As of Thursday morning, eight acres of land had been scorched by it.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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On a late summer morning in the Pacific Palisades, dozens of hummingbirds rise from the ashes of Spencer Pratt‘s scorched hillside property, where his 2,200-square-foot, three-bedroom home once perched.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Seeking justice, centuries later Though the frenzy surrounding witchcraft in England faded in the decades following the Maidstone trial, and all laws criminalizing witchcraft have long since been repealed, the convictions of those women – and hundreds like them – still stand.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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That quirk of the JWST never faded, as the telescope naturally cocoons its targets in only the most deserving frames.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Most of those who shaped or even marginally influenced the events of October 7th are gone, leaving Gaza’s authority withered to the point that even managing the hostages has become paralyzingly difficult.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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But previous Daniel Jones models would have withered after such an ugly start and retreated to an all-checkdown menu for the rest of the game.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Still, the growing sense of obligation seems to have drained the joy out of the tradition.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
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To me, there’s nothing more upsetting than excitedly going in the fridge to pull out ingredients for a crisp salad or plate up delicious fruit only to find everything has wilted, gotten mushy, and just plain ol’ sad.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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In particular, fire blight readily spreads from hawthorns to neighboring apples, as well as pear trees, and causes these trees to drop their blossoms, stop fruiting, display wilted stems and leaves, and develop other problems.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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Plus, there will be Halloween cocktail specials for the particularly parched.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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This clarifying clay mask pairs kaolin and bentonite clays with bamboo charcoal to draw out pore-clogging impurities and sweep away excess oil—without leaving your skin feeling parched.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While reducing evening fluid intake can help limit nighttime bathroom trips, be careful not to get dehydrated.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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Rothwell told the outlet that Milne was dehydrated but OK.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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The authors argue that those features, the intact, hyper-flexed skeletons and the absence of the disarticulation expected after ordinary decay, indicate bodies had been desiccated before burial rather than interred as fresh cadavers.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dried. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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