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Recent Examples of dryness
Check belts and hoses for dryness or cracking, make sure your tires are in good shape and replace coolant fluids.
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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
Think less post-beach dryness and more effortless California hair.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 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
Decoding Your Moisturizer The absolute best way to treat postpartum dryness is to upgrade your daily moisturizer.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 May 2026
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
Think less post-beach dryness and more effortless California hair.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 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
Decoding Your Moisturizer The absolute best way to treat postpartum dryness is to upgrade your daily moisturizer.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dryness
Noun
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What the poll cannot quite capture is the exhaustion driving those beliefs.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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What happened when exhaustion appeared?—
Irma Davarashvili,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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At every stage, sensors and AI models assess nutrient depletion in real time, determining when fresh water needs to be introduced.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Thurlow argues that the gut microbiome shifts dramatically over the course of a woman's lifetime — peaking around age 40 — and that the hormonal changes of perimenopause and menopause accelerate microbial depletion in ways that affect immune function, metabolism, mood, cognition, and bone health.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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It’s been virtually impossible to find availability at other Four Seasons hotels after they’ve been used as a White Lotus set.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Too many women experience a lack of transportation and childcare, insufficient language assistance, financial insecurity, inflexible appointment availability, separation of physical and behavioral health services, and lack of post-delivery follow-up.—
Mary C. Mayhew,
Sun Sentinel,
4 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 5 Jun. 2026.
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