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
As soon as the ink dried on that deal, Doubs was as good as gone.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Inspectors ensure boaters have cleaned off any plants, mud and debris, drained live wells or tanks that hold water, and dried everything completely before launching in another waterbody.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 21 Jan. 2026
Once dried, botanicals can be mounted in frames, turned into greeting cards, or pasted into scrapbooks and journals.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
After handwashing or machine-washing, the pieces should be dried flat.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
Of the 61 cheetahs found, seven were naturally mummified—dried and preserved by the Saudi Arabian desert.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
Once the primer has dried completely, apply the paint.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Items that get into the nitty-gritty, like toilet brushes and mops, should be properly cleaned and dried after each use, whereas items like brooms and sponges can go a little longer without needing a deep clean.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Freshly cut wood from a live tree contains up to 80% moisture and needs to be seasoned (or dried to 20-25% moisture content) before it is burned indoors.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Inspectors ensure boaters have cleaned off any plants, mud and debris, drained live wells or tanks that hold water, and dried everything completely before launching in another waterbody.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 21 Jan. 2026
Once dried, botanicals can be mounted in frames, turned into greeting cards, or pasted into scrapbooks and journals.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
After handwashing or machine-washing, the pieces should be dried flat.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
Of the 61 cheetahs found, seven were naturally mummified—dried and preserved by the Saudi Arabian desert.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
Once the primer has dried completely, apply the paint.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Items that get into the nitty-gritty, like toilet brushes and mops, should be properly cleaned and dried after each use, whereas items like brooms and sponges can go a little longer without needing a deep clean.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Freshly cut wood from a live tree contains up to 80% moisture and needs to be seasoned (or dried to 20-25% moisture content) before it is burned indoors.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dried
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Signs of overfeeding include white crust on the pot or media, brown, scorched leaf tips, mushy or blackened roots, stunted growth, lack of blooms, and leaf drop.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
19 Jan. 2026
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Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 18 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a summer heat wave.—
Javier Torres,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Oh, how quickly the solidarity of war had faded—the only good thing those bitter years had brought to light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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But Jewish artist Nina Sanadze saw a chance to immortalize the bouquets, even as their petals faded and decomposed.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Russian-Cuban ties withered after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, plunging Cuba into a grueling depression.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Its unwillingness or inability to act in the face of the offensive brings home, more powerfully than anything else, just how much this branch of government has withered away in recent decades.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
24 Dec. 2025
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Even hospital appointments were overwhelming, with bright lights leaving her drained and overstimulated.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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This vast gulf between us, not just as Americans but as human beings, has drained me of hope.—
Bao Phi,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Mets, meanwhile, seek front-line starting pitching after last year’s rotation struggled to provide length and wilted down the stretch.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Instead, wait until late winter or early spring, when the pink and white flowers have wilted.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
5 Jan. 2026
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Feeling parched after all this talk?—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
2 Jan. 2026
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That change in weather can leave lips parched and prone to cracking.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
27 Dec. 2025
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Deputies went to Sargent’s house on Ed Swift Road the next day and found two more dogs that were also malnourished, dehydrated and full of worms, according to the report.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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On the other hand, a more recent 2021 study found no benefit from four weeks of running while dehydrated three times a week.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
8 Jan. 2026
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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 24 Jan. 2026.
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