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also sear
as in dry
marked by little or no precipitation or humidity
a sere region that can't support agriculture
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Recent Examples of sere
Klinger recommends to steam it before marinating to reduce bitterness, and then grill, pan-sear, or crumble it into recipes.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 12 Dec. 2025
Her sister’s sere hair went among the grasses; her head was full of the Child.
—Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Seidensticker pointed out Kawabata’s ties to Japanese poetry: This was prose of a sere, haiku-like delicacy and suggestiveness, with much implied and little specified.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
But the western region accounts for a small fraction of the land, which unfolds east from the Cascades in expanses of sere high desert, lush pasture and thick forest.
—Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2023
Early hominids may have stood up and gotten naked as a way to cope with heat stress on the sere African savanna.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Jillian Kubala, Health, 12 Dec. 2025
Her sister’s sere hair went among the grasses; her head was full of the Child.
—Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Seidensticker pointed out Kawabata’s ties to Japanese poetry: This was prose of a sere, haiku-like delicacy and suggestiveness, with much implied and little specified.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
But the western region accounts for a small fraction of the land, which unfolds east from the Cascades in expanses of sere high desert, lush pasture and thick forest.
—Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2023
Early hominids may have stood up and gotten naked as a way to cope with heat stress on the sere African savanna.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sere
Adjective
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Pratt took aim at Bass over the lack of water available during the inferno, with fire hydrants running dry.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Materials like micro-modal or bamboo blends combine softness with the ability to pull moisture away from the skin, helping keep it drier throughout the day.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Keep Them Hydrated Hydrangeas are thirsty, thirsty plants.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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In addition to cleaning up the Colorado National Speedway faster after crashes this season, the new owners are trying to get an average of 5,000 hungry and thirsty fans back in their seats faster.—
Denver Post,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Grand Junction, Colorado Beyond the Rockies is a whole different Colorado, an arid region of red-rock canyons, fertile valleys fed by the upper Colorado River, and a city called Grand Junction that seems light years removed from high-rise Denver and those chic ski resorts.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Experts have warned that this paucity of water, already a significant problem in Iran’s typically arid environment, will be exacerbated by climate change.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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“Sere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sere. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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