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Recent Examples of parch Droughts in Thailand and India boosted global sugar prices, while parched Spanish olive groves led to two years of soaring olive-oil prices. Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025 Seriously, this mask has simply transformed my lips from parched and flaky to a state of buttery smoothness and sheen. Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 The fires, which became the fifth deadliest in U.S. history, left over 100 people dead, destroyed thousands of structures and parched the local landscape. Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2025 Whether your hair is naturally dry or parched from excessive color treatments and heat styling, brittle strands are a stubborn bummer. Annie Blackman, Glamour, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for parch
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Verb
  • Most need to be dried on the tumble dry low setting to preserve their quality.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Heated air dries the clothes and breaks down the ozone, with sensors and filters ensuring no harmful gases or droplets are released.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • The temperature on the field was scorching, yet Ryan started off cold.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Historic data According to NIFC records for 2024, lightning ignited 305 fires in California, scorching 90,206 acres of wildland.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Parch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parch. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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