1
as in scorches
to make dry
the wind quickly dried their clothes
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2
as in fades
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 dries
The sleek hair tool dries your locks quickly, while leaving them frizz-free, shiny, and soft.
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Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Liquid chalk markers use various alcohols to create transferable liquid chalk that dries entirely on the board.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
These high-rise cuties look office-appropriate but feel more like leggings, thanks to four-way stretch and thermoregulating fabric that dries quickly and helps to wick away sweat throughout the day.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Keeping them exposed under your bed not only dries them out over time, but increases the amount of dust mites that will cling onto the garments.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
The unique shape dries curls without poofing up your roots.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The next stop is the workshop, where Faivre dries the cambium bands for 72 hours.
—Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
The device's roller mop avoids obstacles with 3D sensors, and the OMNI station even hot-air dries the mops.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Some people prefer a high-pile cotton that envelops them like a hug post shower, while others like a thinner waffle weave that dries in minutes.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Liquid chalk markers use various alcohols to create transferable liquid chalk that dries entirely on the board.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
These high-rise cuties look office-appropriate but feel more like leggings, thanks to four-way stretch and thermoregulating fabric that dries quickly and helps to wick away sweat throughout the day.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Keeping them exposed under your bed not only dries them out over time, but increases the amount of dust mites that will cling onto the garments.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
The unique shape dries curls without poofing up your roots.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The next stop is the workshop, where Faivre dries the cambium bands for 72 hours.
—Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
The device's roller mop avoids obstacles with 3D sensors, and the OMNI station even hot-air dries the mops.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Some people prefer a high-pile cotton that envelops them like a hug post shower, while others like a thinner waffle weave that dries in minutes.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dries
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That’s the difference between fury that scorches everything in sight and anger that fuels justice.—
Marc Brackett,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Potent scenes fail to be as intense as Taylor’s grind-you-up performance that scorches everything and everyone around her.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Along with being functional, these bowls offer a modern look with an embossed texture surrounding the exterior and gradient color scheme that fades from the smallest bowl to the largest.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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But once the novelty fades, no one will care how a video was made.—
Victor Riparbelli,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mill’s technology dehydrates food scraps overnight, reducing volume by up to 80%.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Forgetting to Stay Hydrated While there's a widespread perception that coffee dehydrates, that's not necessarily true.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Make sure to soak the plant thoroughly so the water drains from the bottom of the pot.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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What Hulu did years ago with its Castle Rock series, remixing different threads across King’s universe with a playful wink, Welcome to Derry approaches with a dutiful studiousness that drains it of fun.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In other words—one wrong tweet, and the dream evaporates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Place potted rosemary on a tray of pebbles filled with water to provide humidity as the water evaporates or use a humidifier.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Dries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dries. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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