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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
Verb
Water when the top inch of soil feels dry. Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025 The wet-dry vacuum also has a self-cleaning system that saves even more time. Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
However, vitamin depletion can occur during the drying process, meaning fresh dates may contain more of these important vitamins. Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025 Once the wash cycle is complete, dry the towels on low to medium heat. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry
Adjective
  • Mammoth Music and Arts Festival Arrive to Mammoth Music and Arts Festival hungry, thirsty and ready to rock.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The researchers propose they were intended to guide thirsty hunter-gatherers to water sources that were often concealed behind boulders and sandstone formations and to mark access rights.
    Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And, actually, representative of the sport in these non-boring ’20s.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Aesha knows a thing or two about Bitcoin, despite finding it a boring topic of conversation — her fiancé, Scott, is into crypto.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Ultimately, Weitzman says, while some people view the humor through an ironic or detached lens, the movie is made with an honesty that isn’t always depicted in comedy.
    William Earl, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Due to his austere and detached manner, he is known to immediately inspire awe in his patients.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Slow-moving thunderstorms frequently unleash catastrophic downpours over the South Fork burn scar, a region still reeling from two fires that scorched over 15,000 acres and destroyed 1,400 structures.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • My throat was scorched, my tongue was swollen — and the acid would not stop coming.
    Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As anger fades into apathy and grief is aggravated by guilt, the public also chooses silence.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • While pie crust seems to be fading away, some chefs would rather think completely outside the box by creating a completely different crust.
    Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That bill passed the Senate but never even got a hearing in the House — a discordant note in an otherwise relentless prohibitionist score.
    Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Abolitionists, farmers, emancipated Blacks, mechanics, prohibitionists, and populists all used fusion voting during the 19th century to make sure that their voices were heard by their fellow citizens as well as the leaders of this vast, diverse nation.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • The episodes feel choppy, hardly letting anything land, yet still feeling slow.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd, quietening into a slow clap with the moment building, burst into a celebration.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This is when the weather in most places is nicest—not too cold, but not yet hot and humid.
    Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But actually, simply cold emailing employers isn’t a bad way to stand out.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025

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

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