1
as in scorching
to make dry
the wind quickly dried their clothes
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2
as in fading
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 drying
By adjusting slurry mixing and drying protocols alone, the team reduced internal ionic resistance in their test electrodes by up to 40 percent.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
However, drying with a towel can reduce water spots, especially if the dishes are rinsed in cold water.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
The attractive, edible fruit is ideal for fresh eating, baking, canning, freezing, or drying.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
Hang them outside or on a drying rack in the sun.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
In Jeju that meant foggy mornings running through canola flower fields and past squids drying on a line.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2026
This quick-drying pick is offered in three colors and is a great place to store wet sponges and scrubbers, as well as soap dispensers.
—Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
These quick-drying joggers are thoughtfully designed with a multitude of pockets in combination with an adjustable elastic waistband and cinching around the ankles.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
This pair is machine washable and dryer-safe, but try hang-drying to maintain its crisp shape.
—John Monaco, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
However, drying with a towel can reduce water spots, especially if the dishes are rinsed in cold water.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
The attractive, edible fruit is ideal for fresh eating, baking, canning, freezing, or drying.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
Hang them outside or on a drying rack in the sun.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
In Jeju that meant foggy mornings running through canola flower fields and past squids drying on a line.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2026
This quick-drying pick is offered in three colors and is a great place to store wet sponges and scrubbers, as well as soap dispensers.
—Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
These quick-drying joggers are thoughtfully designed with a multitude of pockets in combination with an adjustable elastic waistband and cinching around the ankles.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
This pair is machine washable and dryer-safe, but try hang-drying to maintain its crisp shape.
—John Monaco, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drying
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Plath, the deserted wife of fellow poet Ted Hughes, mother of two young children, died by suicide at age 30, leaving behind a collection of poems that anatomized her mental descent in scorching language that secured a permanent place in American letters.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The hard X-ray peak came first, intense and quickly, followed by a longer, scorching soft X-ray and optical glow.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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He’s spurred to do so, however, by Roza (Michelle Tzontchev), a single parent who now tellingly goes by the anglicized Rose, but is troubled by her growing distance (and more so, her young son’s) from her cultural roots — and her fading memories of a mother who didn’t travel and change with them.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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The engines fading into something that felt like disbelief.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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And the latest additions add to the depth Vanney will need to weather a withering schedule.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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In 1856, violence came to Washington, too, when a South Carolina congressman brutally caned the Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner on the floor of the Senate, two days after Sumner delivered a withering antislavery speech.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Alegria also sees wild rice production growing using the traditional Indigenous methods of drying, parching, dancing and winnowing at rice camps in northern Wisconsin.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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Wind is a familiar thing, a thing whose very existence brings a kind of reassurance—yearned-for when absent, delighting when gentle, accursed when either biting cold or parching hot, feared when violent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
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Rotten flowers sit wilting in a vase, the fireplace is lit, and clothes are strewn around.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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And Margot Robbie gives the character a sharpness, an agency that’s a relief from the wilting Catherines of yore — which actually makes her ultimate gruesome fate feel that much more tragic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Removing the sprouts, which draw away moisture, helps to prevent the potatoes from quickly dehydrating.—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Around his first birthday — when kids are most vulnerable — my son suffered the severe, dehydrating diarrhea that rotavirus causes.—
Ben Lopman,
STAT,
17 Jan. 2026
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To prevent this from happening again, repot the peace lily in fresh soil that is well-draining.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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Wembanyama made a 3-pointer, but Raptors star Barnes ended it by draining his only shot of the game.—
Greg Beacham,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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Designed to provide steady, even heat to transform tough cuts of meat and hearty vegetables, this braiser has a wide base that allows ingredients to be placed in a single layer for searing without crowding.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
3 Feb. 2026
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The ban might deliver some truly valuable benefits, letting youthful missteps remain local and ephemeral, rather than searing permanent brands onto developing psyches, and giving young people more time to develop the in-person social skills and connections that make life meaningful.—
Keith Humphreys,
The Atlantic,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Drying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drying. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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