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adjective

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as in dehydrated

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verb

past tense of parch
as in dried
to make dry the heat has really parched my throat

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Recent Examples of parched
Adjective
Best moisturizing shampoo for colored hair In addition to nourishing parched hair, this popular moisturizing shampoo maintains shine and has UV filters. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 And in some fields, deep cracks have opened in the parched soil. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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The fragrance-free formula contains hyaluronic acid and niacinamide, which are the best lightweight, skin-brightening humectants for hydrating parched skin. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026 Despite its creamier texture, the moisturizer absorbs quickly—especially if your skin is parched—and doesn’t leave behind any residue. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parched
  1. dehydrated
  2. dried
  3. sunbaked
  4. scorched
  5. bone-dry
Adjective
  • The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana?
    — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of dehydrated
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  • My family still weaves jewelry from kunngobarn (pandanus), harvested fresh from the bush with a manmarli (hooked stick), then dried and dyed with roots, berries, and flowers.
    — Liam Freeman, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Glulam laminations are dried before bonding, so there is simply no wet core left to split the wall later.
    — Rolanas Kutra, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dried
Adjective
  • French Press Coffee sits alongside deep, mossy greens, nuanced neutrals, warm sunbaked tones, and a handful of more expressive accents, all working together to create spaces that feel personal and restorative.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The wind had completely died down, and there were fewer passersby on the sunbaked streets.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sunbaked
Verb
  • Unprecedented high temperatures scorched the continent from late May until the end of August this year.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of scorched
Adjective
  • Bass was out of the country when the Palisades Fire ignited and caught the fire department unprepared despite days of warnings about the potential for powerful winds and bone-dry weather.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Deck said 20,000 to 25,000 tons of bone-dry biomass are available each year at the landfill.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of bone-dry

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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parched. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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