dryness

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Recent Examples of dryness Approximately 35% of the state, including coastal regions, remains free of drought or abnormal dryness, and no areas of California are currently classified as being in extreme or exceptional drought. Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Initial side effects like dryness or redness are common, often indicating skin adjustment rather than a negative reaction. Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Western Europe recorded its hottest June on record, with extreme heat and widespread dryness contributing to the spread and intensification of fires in France and Spain, Copernicus said. ABC News, 29 July 2026 Drought now covers mainland France and Corsica, with soils nearing the record dryness reached in August 2022. Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Possible symptoms of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) include new breast lumps, skin dryness or dimpling, and nipple changes. Carrie Madormo, Health, 27 July 2026 Later perimenopause can stretch cycles up to two months apart, with hot flashes affecting roughly 80% of women and new symptoms emerging, including depression, sleep disturbances, vaginal dryness and vulvar irritation. Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026 That claim was music to my ears, as most concealers tend to settle into my fine lines — and adding anything on top only accentuates dryness. Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 Some of the most common include irregular periods, hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, mood changes, vaginal dryness, brain fog and joint pain as hormone levels begin to fluctuate, according to Mayo Clinic. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dryness
Noun
  • Punch was abandoned by his mother after his birth a year ago Sunday, presumably because of exhaustion.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Rescue teams must also reach the victim and remove them from the water quickly, particularly when exhaustion, cold or rough conditions could make survival more difficult.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • Saturn stations retrograde in your 6th House of Work and Health, asking you to review routines, obligations, handoffs, and the habits that turn effort into either stability or depletion.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • The most common feeling right now is depletion and exhaustion—the heatwave intensified the Mercury retrograde’s degrees, stirring up even more trouble.
    Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • The hotel also grants access to the local Brooklyn Athletic Club and complimentary bike rentals, upon availability, for guests seeking to explore the city on two wheels.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • The rebrand was completed July 6 and does not affect center operations or availability.
    Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Shunammite, once so determined to get her period, is staring down the possibility of barrenness and, in Gilead, that means spinsterhood.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The choice yields a brighter, richer, more varied and nuanced story in which coming-of-age tropes mingle with Gileadean bleakness to reveal new facets of a state premised on male supremacy.
    Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
  • Harrison still evokes painterly fugues of light and pungent smells, but they’re offset by a growing bleakness, and there’s less humor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

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“Dryness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dryness. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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