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Recent Examples of dryness
Hyaluronic acid helps draw moisture into the skin, which can reduce the likelihood of powder settling into fine lines or emphasizing dryness.
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Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
25 June 2026
Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, especially in southeastern Europe, making the region more vulnerable to health impacts and wildfires.
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CBS News,
23 June 2026
Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, especially in southeastern Europe, making the region more vulnerable to health effects and wildfires.
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Samuel Petrequin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
If your baby suffers from skin irritations such as eczema, rough patches, redness dryness or rashes, the All Over Ointment Eczema Treatment with Colloidal Oatmeal can help provide relief.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Instead of merely offering sun protection, Oska says that modern formulas target common signs of aging—including dryness, uneven tone, and dullness—with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, ceramides, squalane, and peptides.
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Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
22 June 2026
By quenching dryness, the formula delivers instantly glowy skin and smooths the appearance of fine lines (which are more prominent when skin is dehydrated).
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Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Snag the Cetaphil Healthy Renew Anti-Aging Face Serum to get the benefits of retinol without the dryness and irritation.
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Lauren Taylor,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, especially in southeastern Europe, making the region more vulnerable to health impacts and wildfires.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
25 June 2026
Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, especially in southeastern Europe, making the region more vulnerable to health impacts and wildfires.
—
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, especially in southeastern Europe, making the region more vulnerable to health effects and wildfires.
—
Samuel Petrequin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
If your baby suffers from skin irritations such as eczema, rough patches, redness dryness or rashes, the All Over Ointment Eczema Treatment with Colloidal Oatmeal can help provide relief.
—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Instead of merely offering sun protection, Oska says that modern formulas target common signs of aging—including dryness, uneven tone, and dullness—with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, ceramides, squalane, and peptides.
—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
22 June 2026
By quenching dryness, the formula delivers instantly glowy skin and smooths the appearance of fine lines (which are more prominent when skin is dehydrated).
—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Snag the Cetaphil Healthy Renew Anti-Aging Face Serum to get the benefits of retinol without the dryness and irritation.
—
Lauren Taylor,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, especially in southeastern Europe, making the region more vulnerable to health impacts and wildfires.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dryness
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The title Wowed Out comes from James’ own phrase for the sensory exhaustion brought on by modern life.
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The war-weariness in Sadeq’s words reflects the exhaustion felt throughout Lebanon, but especially among the Shiites who form a third of its 6 million residents.
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Against such seismic personal developments, the simultaneous grown and depletion of White Rock and its environs happen at a far more gradual pace, but don’t go ignored by Choijoovanchig and his patient camera.
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How the trust fund depletion calculations differ PWBM produces its Social Security forecast using a microsimulation model that takes a different approach from the program's trustees.
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Prices and availability may change.
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Repositioning around convenience, same-day availability and local trust signals produced meaningful improvement within months.
Noun
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Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep.
Noun
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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.
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Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.
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Harrison still evokes painterly fugues of light and pungent smells, but they’re offset by a growing bleakness, and there’s less humor.
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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.
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“Dryness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dryness. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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