dryness

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Recent Examples of dryness Since psoriasis is a disease of excessive dryness in the skin, your barrier is less functional. Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026 Neither fear came to pass in the following months, but then in 2024, TikTok was awash in accusations that the Mielle Rosemary Mint Strengthening Hair Oil was causing hair damage, dryness, breakage and loss. James Manso, Allure, 3 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dryness
Noun
  • In fact, the solar eclipse in Leo could shed light on everything from exhaustion and unconscious patterns to hidden resentments.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe, a Turing prize winner, reflected on building early networks and the challenge of digital exhaustion.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Negative economic conditions or natural disasters can contribute to the destruction of resources or the depletion of the labor force, causing production to slow.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Even better, there were no supply issues, seemingly no risk of depletion or overkill.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • The Aries Moon in your 7th House of Partnership squares Mercury in your 10th House of Career, so expectations could clash around availability, visibility, or who is responsible for what.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Malinick expects that availability will also be short-lived, contending that the Blackbird will be entirely presold during Monterey Car Week, when a show prototype breaks cover on August 14 at the Quail, a Motorsports Gathering.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 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 8 Aug. 2026.

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