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parched

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verb

past tense of parch

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of parched
Adjective
Drying up The data show how Brazil’s parched soil is causing the price of java to rise. Kevin Williams, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025 How Disasters Affect Childcare In LA in January, parched conditions, combined with hurricane-force winds, made for a disturbingly early fire season. Christine Ro, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
This was in the days before bottled water, and by the time we were picked up, we were parched. Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025 Instead, there’s a vague end-of-days feel to the film’s parched, shadowy visuals, as Zabaleta’s prowling camera renders the layout of the home smaller with each passing minute. Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parched
Adjective
  • In a sunbaked Vatican City, huge crowds of devoted faithful stood for hours in a section beyond the neat rows of cardinals, who remained seated in their colorful robes and hats.
    NBC News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
  • Rooftops tell their own stories, some adorned with statues of gods and warriors and others with sunbaked locals sipping café con leche.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The exterior of that building, a large commercial and industrial structure, was scorched by the flames but the firefighters managed to keep that adjacent building from become involved in the blaze.
    George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • That fire scorched 153,000 acres, destroyed 18,800 structures and killed 85 people.
    Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Officials believe the Palisades fire was first detected around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 as high winds sent flames racing over the bone-dry terrain.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • His tone can be professorial with occasional flashes of bone-dry humor.
    Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parched. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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