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Recent Examples of dryness
Utilities consider factors such as wind speeds, humidity levels, vegetation dryness and wildfire activity when deciding whether to implement a power shutoff, according to the California Public Utilities Commission.
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Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Hair loss is self-explanatory, while dryness results from damage to the outer layer of the cuticle, leading to moisture loss and hair that feels coarse and appears dull.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 June 2026
Check belts and hoses for dryness or cracking, make sure your tires are in good shape and replace coolant fluids.
—Danny Smith, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Our group had a range of skin types—including dry, oily, combination, and sensitive skin, and issues like fine lines, dark spots, redness, and menopausal dryness.
—Jenny Berg, InStyle, 4 June 2026
While prolonged exposure to Castile soap (think jobs that require your hands to be submerged in Castile soap formulas for an extended period of time) can cause skin irritation and dryness, the gentle, fragrance-free formula typically doesn’t cause irritation when used properly.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
In addition to hydrating hair and combating dryness, this mask is fantastic for smoothing frizz and making hair more manageable.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Hair loss is self-explanatory, while dryness results from damage to the outer layer of the cuticle, leading to moisture loss and hair that feels coarse and appears dull.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 June 2026
Check belts and hoses for dryness or cracking, make sure your tires are in good shape and replace coolant fluids.
—Danny Smith, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Our group had a range of skin types—including dry, oily, combination, and sensitive skin, and issues like fine lines, dark spots, redness, and menopausal dryness.
—Jenny Berg, InStyle, 4 June 2026
While prolonged exposure to Castile soap (think jobs that require your hands to be submerged in Castile soap formulas for an extended period of time) can cause skin irritation and dryness, the gentle, fragrance-free formula typically doesn’t cause irritation when used properly.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
In addition to hydrating hair and combating dryness, this mask is fantastic for smoothing frizz and making hair more manageable.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dryness
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How are you supposed to do all that while fighting your own possible anger, fear, exhaustion, and more?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 June 2026
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Suffering from exhaustion and severe frostbite on his hands, Dawa was flown by rescue helicopter to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, where he was reunited with his family.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The state in recent months has begun nudging the river district and the eight groundwater districts within the basin to begin taking more concrete steps to slow the depletion.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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Hirano puts this premature end to the rover's mission as being down to either something becoming damaged on LEV-1 by its hopping motion, or by LEV-1's battery depletion, either way preventing data from being relayed back to Earth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 June 2026
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The collection launched Thursday at Christian Louboutin Mount Street boutique in London, with availability intentionally limited to that location before the pairs are offered by appointment at Coco d’Adda’s Milan atelier.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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All of these hotels have availability around the World Cup as of press time.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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But there’s also a discernible strain of hope and timeliness amid the bleakness in some of the most recent hits.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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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,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Dryness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dryness. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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