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
The color is rich and dark, as is the flavor with notes of ripe and dried fruit, dark chocolate, roasted espresso beans, raisin, fig, cherry cola, peaches, menthol, and blood orange.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
Glossing 5-Min Lamination Mask This mask became an instant winter-hair hero for me, helping to revive my dried-out, dull lengths with each use.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
These should also be rinsed and dried beforehand.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Out of the water, the swim shirt fabric stayed impressively cool in the tropical heat and dried quickly between sessions.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Make sure to harvest dill in the morning after any dew has dried and before the heat of the day kicks in.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
The clay can be shaped, molded, and even dried and painted.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
Curtains can be air dried on a clothesline or drying rack.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
Ube is also sold dried in powder form, which can be rehydrated and used the same as the puree.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
Glossing 5-Min Lamination Mask This mask became an instant winter-hair hero for me, helping to revive my dried-out, dull lengths with each use.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
These should also be rinsed and dried beforehand.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Out of the water, the swim shirt fabric stayed impressively cool in the tropical heat and dried quickly between sessions.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Make sure to harvest dill in the morning after any dew has dried and before the heat of the day kicks in.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
The clay can be shaped, molded, and even dried and painted.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
Curtains can be air dried on a clothesline or drying rack.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
Ube is also sold dried in powder form, which can be rehydrated and used the same as the puree.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dried
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The record-setting temperature was recorded just outside Martinez Lake, Arizona, in the Yuma Desert, as a winter heat wave scorched the Southwest, according to the National Weather Service.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Wildfires have prompted evacuations and scorched more than 500,000 acres (202,340 hectares).—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The transition from agricultural employment to factory employment involved wrenching mass migration, the utter misery of the Great Depression (as well as other brutal recessions, now faded from collective memory), and the painful dealmaking of the New Deal.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Italian school, which lacked rigor and involved many errors, quickly faded as Bourbaki’s influence spread.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Navy effectively stopped building ships at the close of the cold war and the sophisticated industrial base supporting ship construction – both the skilled workforce and the supply chain – withered for more than a generation.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Wolverines withered in being outscored 39-17 over the final 12 minutes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The escalation in the Middle East has drained both attention and resources away from Ukraine, Vadym, 31, added.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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Gilgeous-Alexander was 5 of 15 from the floor in the first three quarters, but drained all three of his shots in the fourth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Stir in spinach; cook until wilted, 2 minutes.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2026
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What followed was an incessant attack on the senses as the Premier League champions wilted in the Rams Park cauldron.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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And when hot conditions leave mountain soils parched, melting snow can be absorbed into the ground before runoff reaches streams and rivers.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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A lot of moisturizers either leave my skin feeling greasy or completely parched by lunchtime.—
Olivia Cefalu,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Though my teammates were dehydrated and slightly red in the summer heat, they were not demoralized.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Morels can be added to all sorts of meals, such as pasta, pizza, red meat and soup, or can be frozen or dehydrated for other use.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dried. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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