freeze-dries

verb

present tense third-person singular of freeze-dry
as in evaporates

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  1. evaporates
  2. dries
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  • How body exfoliation works As temperatures drop and humidity falls, water evaporates from the outermost layer of skin in a process called transepidermal water loss.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The hot water circulates through cooling towers or over wet pads that are exposed to air, and the portion that evaporates carries heat away with it.
    — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
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  • The fragrance opens with a burst of red currant and juicy lychee before settling into soft rose petals as the scent dries down.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Once the floor dries, there may be little indication that water had been there at all.
    — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
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