as in dried
to make dry
the heat has really parched my throat
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Recent Examples of parched
Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
Like his father and grandfather before him, Ibarra Vargas has raised cattle on the parched soil of Sonora, the state in northwestern Mexico that shares a long border with the United States, particularly Arizona.
—Fernando Llano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Venus Wong, Refinery29, 14 Aug. 2025
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
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Verb
Then lightly dab it onto the most parched areas of your hair.
—Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
Like his father and grandfather before him, Ibarra Vargas has raised cattle on the parched soil of Sonora, the state in northwestern Mexico that shares a long border with the United States, particularly Arizona.
—Fernando Llano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Since the bottle is so tiny and portable, this has been my go-to for long plane journeys as a final step to prevent my skin from feeling parched after applying sunscreen.
—Venus Wong, Refinery29, 14 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parched
Verb
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The floors also dried quickly — much faster than with traditional mopping, so there was no tiptoing around damp areas.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Harvesting is best done in the morning when dew has dried and the leaves are no longer wet.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So far this year, fires have already scorched approximately 4 million acres in California — twice the previous record, about five times the size of Yosemite National Park — with peak fire season just now arriving as the calendar turns to October.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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The unmistakable signature of chilli thrips are blooms that look deformed, scorched, singed and burnt.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The gentle shades whisper of long, sandy, sunbaked days and cool, breezy evenings.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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Martin may have left Westeros unfinished, but in this sunbaked enclave, his world-building continues apace — one real estate acquisition at a time.—
Ingrid Schmidt,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Many solid-state materials need bone-dry manufacturing environments or special atmospheres.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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The device doesn’t produce a huge amount of water from the bone-dry air — around two-thirds of a cup a day — but the ultimate aim is to supply a household with drinking water even in arid deserts, said Xuanhe Zhao, a mechanical engineering professor at MIT.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parched. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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