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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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The Springs Fire came dangerously close to destroying Moreno Valley's only 18-hole public golf course in early April, fueled by strong winds and dry weather.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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All hotel guests have complimentary access to the hydro circuit (though a reservation is required) which includes a steam room, dry sauna, and cold plunge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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But these events didn’t include humans on or near the Moon, and many people around my age are thirsty for their own lunar memories to share.—
Jennifer Levasseur,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2026
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Plants have a shallow root system, so allow plenty of space for roots to develop when planting around foundations, hardscape, and thirsty trees and shrubs.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Environmental groups including Greenpeace plan legal action, warning the reform threatens water security for arid regions and delicate glacier ecosystems.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The very setup suggests a screenwriter whose sense of psychology is defined with arid literalism by his own just-so, cut-to-fit contrivances.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Sere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sere. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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