as in to evaporate
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Cover with a tight-fitting lid; cook over medium, swirling skillet every couple of minutes, until water is evaporated and potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025 -
Andy Jones What the data says Burnley’s promotion was built on a strong defensive foundation, but that stability has quickly evaporated against Premier League opposition.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The new dam can dewater the lake if need be, engineers said.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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The Emory oaks that had been drying out as Resolution dewaters the underground shafts were reviving, their leaves fleshing out and appearing healthier as water seeped into the ground.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
29 Feb. 2024
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Americans suffering from high cost of living, rising food and energy prices, and leaving them out to dry with no plan on our skyrocketing health insurance premiums.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Promptly dry the pan with a paper towel or lint-free tea towel.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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Plastination offers a fundamentally different approach, first dehydrating the wood using acetone and then infusing it with a compatible polymer.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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To combat that, find a sunscreen that can protect you from UV rays and the dehydrating effects of flying.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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The authors argue that those features, the intact, hyper-flexed skeletons and the absence of the disarticulation expected after ordinary decay, indicate bodies had been desiccated before burial rather than interred as fresh cadavers.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Freeze-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze-dry. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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