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Recent Examples of rainless
Overwatering Problems In Vegetable Gardens During the hot, rainless summers in the South, giving a vegetable garden more and more water seems ideal to keep plants looking perky and their produce growing larger.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Drought hangs like a dark, rainless cloud over the borderlands.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Drought hangs like a dark, rainless cloud over the borderlands.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainless
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The best times to see the Northern Lights are during the winter months when the sky is cloudless and the moon wanes.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
27 May 2025
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The sky in Modesto and Sacramento is expected to be cloudless on Tuesday night, when the best galaxy viewing conditions begin, according to to the National Weather Service’s seven-day forecast.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2025
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Morgan Gorris, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, published research last fall showing that people living in arid parts of the country — mainly the West — are more likely to be infected.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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In hot, arid regions, try pairing with a striking agave as your thriller and textural sedum as your filler.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
14 May 2026
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The Align leggings are crafted from the brand’s signature buttery-soft, sweat-wicking Nulu fabric that’s ideal for sunny days to come.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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The incident on a sunny September morning outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview may have never been remembered, lost in all the turmoil surrounding Operation Midway Blitz and the resistance that grew out of it.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Create a sunshiny mix by planting pale yellow 'Moonbeam' alongside the richer, more golden 'Zagreb,' Yost says.—
Ann Hinga Klein,
Martha Stewart,
7 May 2026
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Yet, that sunshiny aspect might actually work against it and send voters toward something with a little more weight.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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If the spring season is too dry, flowers and trees cut back on nectar production, causing bees to go hungry.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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Whipping winds can quickly spread the flames, and with the dry brush blanketing hills across South Orange County, minutes matter.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
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Clean caulk with a mild cleaner and sponge.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
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This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.—
Tribune Content Agency,
oregonlive,
27 Nov. 2022
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Other eco-friendly measures include a solid waste incinerator to turn waste into non-toxic ash and a waterless urinal to reduce unnecessary usage.—
Camille Fine,
USA TODAY,
22 Aug. 2022
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The terrain is mountainous, a mix of desert and semi-desert plains.—
Ope Adetayo,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Spring training shifts into high gear this week with the Cubs and White Sox meeting on Friday in a cross-desert classic to start Cactus League play.—
Matt Zahn,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rainless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainless. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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