mummified

past tense of mummify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummified
Verb
  • Water the bare-root plant when the roots or stems appear shriveled by soaking the root ball in water for an hour.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And even as the river dried, basin states hoped to negotiate a water-sharing deal to avoid the worst consequences of drought.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Silgranit sinks can be cleaned with a mixture of dish soap and vinegar, which will need to sit for at least an hour if there are any hard water deposits before being rinsed and dried.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Most of those who shaped or even marginally influenced the events of October 7th are gone, leaving Gaza’s authority withered to the point that even managing the hostages has become paralyzingly difficult.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But previous Daniel Jones models would have withered after such an ugly start and retreated to an all-checkdown menu for the rest of the game.
    J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Mummified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummified. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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