as in to dry
to make dry
the heat has really parched my throat
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Recent Examples of parch
Relative humidity will be as low as 13%, meaning grasses and other potential fuels will be parched and easy to ignite.
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Max Levy, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
Earley likes that this powder doesn't further parch her already dry skin.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
Earley likes that this powder doesn't further parch her already dry skin.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
Each step has been a battle — boots sinking into the endless sand, muscles burning, throat parched and skin scorched.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Max Levy, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
Earley likes that this powder doesn't further parch her already dry skin.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
Earley likes that this powder doesn't further parch her already dry skin.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
Each step has been a battle — boots sinking into the endless sand, muscles burning, throat parched and skin scorched.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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The newly extended drying hanger system at Crystal’s denim factory in Cambodia enhanced the capacity of the pre-drying process, reducing the dryer’s operation time by 20 minutes on average.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
19 May 2025
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The mop combo feature is great thanks to the drying capabilities.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
19 May 2025
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As if this summer's scorching weather prediction from the Old Farmer's Almanac wasn't enough to set us all—ahem—ablaze, hurricane season 2025 is also poised to set some records.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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Scrutiny circled them after Game 3, when a struggling Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t defer to a scorching Williams down the stretch.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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“Parch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parch. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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