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the heat has really parched my throat
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Recent Examples of parched
Lily Wohlner, Allure, 15 Nov. 2025
The parched air, the strange sounds, the relentless wind rocking the trailer like a mechanical bull.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 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
Packed with barrier-boosting phytoceramides derived from black beans, soothing fatty acids and cholesterol, and deeply hydrating glycerin, this rich moisturizer replenishes even the most parched complexions.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 15 Nov. 2025
The parched air, the strange sounds, the relentless wind rocking the trailer like a mechanical bull.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 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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To make your laundry routine smoother, follow these expert tips to keep your sheets untangled and properly dried.—
Anyssa Roberts,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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Warming up meals in a toaster oven likewise results in uneven heating, with the top portion getting dried or burnt and the middle part ending up lukewarm if the element is located on the top – the reverse is true if the element is on the bottom.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Set the scene Peru's sunbaked northern coast is no secret among those within the country—or surfers and backpackers around the world, who come to chase the mythic Pacific waves that crash onto the tawny sand dunes and desert-like shoreline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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This part of the state is mostly scrubland, alternately windswept and sunbaked.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Rams’ Puka Nacua scorched the Seahawks for 165 yards and a TD last game against them.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the year since the property has been vacant, and fenced off, 27 fires have gutted or scorched empty units, located between Truman Road and 18th Street, Woodland and Brooklyn avenues.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The result is plotless, tonally pristine, and utterly absorbing, a bone-dry workplace comedy of the highest (monastic) order.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Feb. 2026
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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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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parched. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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