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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest a very dry topic for a lecture at a museum of natural history

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dry

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verb

dry

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noun

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Recent Examples of dry
Adjective
Like the Andie Amalfi, the care instructions here are a little extra (pre-wash, then rinse immediately after wearing, hand-wash only, and lay flat to dry). Alexis Berger, SELF, 2 May 2025 Simply shake, spray on damp or dry hair, and scrunch for effortlessly chic waves. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Verb
The influence of the ale cask imparts malted sweetness and dried fruit characteristics, enhancing the bourbon's complexity. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 She can be seen cheering him on and drying his hair in the rain. David Muir, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry
Adjective
  • If that sounds like thirsty work, Irishman Colm Dalton has just the ticket.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
  • After ignoring the warning, Remmick succeeds at transforming them, ultimately recruiting them into his blood thirsty clan.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • No more boring, irrelevant training modules—this is learning at the speed of work.
    Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Some of this may happen under cover of darkness, but much of it happens in the open, under cover of arcane technocracy or boring bureaucracy.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Having lived in a 400-square-foot accessory dwelling unit over a detached garage in California before moving to Colorado, Barr was the only person on the council in favor of adopting the Neighborhood Housing Opportunities initiative.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The detached garage, at the back of the driveway, holds one car.
    Angela Serratore, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Comic Cole Garrett was first up, his manic style scorching the walls.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The park’s Furnace Creek area is particularly scorching.
    Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Hope for a similar easy resolution for the Wentz family quickly faded.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 3 May 2025
  • The issue of student rights has faded from headlines, though obstacles linger.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • The word prohibitionist was first recorded in 1830.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The state’s prohibitionist approach isn’t inept policy, says Paul Craney with the free-market Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance think tank.
    Chris Woodward, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The non-violent struggle for freedom is a slow but steady process.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 May 2025
  • This beautiful female also loves to engage in low key play sessions using slow moving feather toys and of course cat grass and catnip.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • South of the border: 'Too scary' U.S. industries are already feeling a cold wind from up north.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 May 2025
  • In colder regions, plants can be grown as an annual or overwintered indoors as a houseplant.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2025

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“Dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

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