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to make dry
the heat has really parched my throat
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Recent Examples of parched
Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Forecasters say Wednesday’s rain could be preceded by rapid warming of the land, triggering lightning that could start wildfires across a parched county.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
During the final week, the crew worked nonstop for sixty hours in a heat wave that parched energy and drained our bodies.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
The parched air, the strange sounds, the relentless wind rocking the trailer like a mechanical bull.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Forecasters say Wednesday’s rain could be preceded by rapid warming of the land, triggering lightning that could start wildfires across a parched county.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Yet Iran's National Weather Forecasting Center notes that overall rainfall remains roughly 89 percent below long-term averages, leaving much of the country parched.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
During the final week, the crew worked nonstop for sixty hours in a heat wave that parched energy and drained our bodies.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parched
Adjective
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The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The scientists dried a liquid solution containing the supraball structures on the surface of a commercially available thermoelectric generator (TEG)—a device used to convert light into electricity.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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It's typically dried rather than eaten raw, with a brittle shell and stringy pulp that's traditionally cracked open and steeped to make a mildly sweet, herbal tea.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This part of the state is mostly scrubland, alternately windswept and sunbaked.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Though only an hour north of Dallas, the area looks nothing like the city’s flat and sunbaked landscape.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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By year’s end, some 9,917 fires scorched more than four million acres, accelerating flash floods and mudflow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Once the collector fills up, remove the moka pot from the heat so your perfect cup doesn’t end up tasting scorched.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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If water continues to pool on top of bone-dry soil, then change the potting mix.—
Rachel Gillett,
Martha Stewart,
21 Jan. 2026
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Friedman also mentioned the Wennberg deal, along with Philadelphia’s extension with Christian Dvorak (five years, $5.15 million AAV), as proof that Kotkaniemi’s contract could be palatable to teams in need of a center — a market that is bone-dry with several teams looking for help.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parched. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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