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to become small and wrinkly usually as a result of dehydration
Without irrigation, these plants would shrivel (up) and die.
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Recent Examples of shriveled
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Avoid fruits with too many brown spots or overly dry, shriveled skin.
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Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
21 June 2026
New stems can become shriveled and fall off the plant, and whole segments might drop if the plant struggles with depleted soil and a too-small pot.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Dec. 2025
Lighter pieces that look shriveled signals that the ginger root has lost most of its moisture from sitting in storage or on the shelf too long.
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Jillian Kubala,
Health,
11 Dec. 2025
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
24 May 2026
Berries that are shriveled, soft, or visibly mushy are likely past their prime and won’t be appetizing.
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Jillian Kubala,
Health,
30 Apr. 2026
Water ornamental purslane when the soil has dried out or the leaves look shriveled.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
Sales of photography, moving-image work, sculpture, and most conceptual work have shriveled up, except at the very highest levels.
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Desert wildflowers shriveled up early this year due to the historic heat wave, leading to a lackluster sightseeing season and fewer visitors at some state parks.
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Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
27 Mar. 2026
And then emergency snacks for my kid, often shriveled up raisins all over the bottom of the bag.
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Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2026
After the blooms on your moth orchid (Phalaenopsis) have shriveled and fallen off the plant, you're left with a long, bare green stem (technically called a spike).
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2026
Many plants look shriveled up and dead, but are actually just conserving water and energy during the cold winter months.
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Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Pests Yellowing or shriveled leaves and stunted growth can also be signs of pests.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Avoid fruits with too many brown spots or overly dry, shriveled skin.
—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
21 June 2026
New stems can become shriveled and fall off the plant, and whole segments might drop if the plant struggles with depleted soil and a too-small pot.
—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Dec. 2025
Lighter pieces that look shriveled signals that the ginger root has lost most of its moisture from sitting in storage or on the shelf too long.
—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
Next, look for any dead tissue, which may appear brown, dry, or shriveled.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
24 May 2026
Berries that are shriveled, soft, or visibly mushy are likely past their prime and won’t be appetizing.
—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
30 Apr. 2026
Water ornamental purslane when the soil has dried out or the leaves look shriveled.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
Sales of photography, moving-image work, sculpture, and most conceptual work have shriveled up, except at the very highest levels.
—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Desert wildflowers shriveled up early this year due to the historic heat wave, leading to a lackluster sightseeing season and fewer visitors at some state parks.
—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
27 Mar. 2026
And then emergency snacks for my kid, often shriveled up raisins all over the bottom of the bag.
—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2026
After the blooms on your moth orchid (Phalaenopsis) have shriveled and fallen off the plant, you're left with a long, bare green stem (technically called a spike).
—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2026
Many plants look shriveled up and dead, but are actually just conserving water and energy during the cold winter months.
—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shriveled
Adjective
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These misshapen and withered figurines—a teddy bear with a candle and a turkey in pointed shoes—looked over at the photos from low plinths in one corner of the gallery.
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Some oak trees retain their brown, withered leaves over winter, which paints a pretty picture when seen against a backdrop of white snow.
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School district versus county While homeowners are suing for direct relief on their 2023 tax payments in the form of refunds, Jackson County school districts have also taken to the courts to prevent their budgets from being drained in the process.
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The 2,000-foot-long basin was drained and a tinted.
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His wizened next-door neighbors (Mary Woodvine and Adrian Rawlins) are younger, mistaking him for their son Luke, a former crew member of the Rose of Nevada who died by suicide.
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Nobody has ever wanted to watch the singer from Foreigner play baseball against Wally Joyner and a wizened Bobby Brady, and yet MTV leaned on the less-than-spectacular spectacle throughout the ‘90s.
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The creamy dressing is made with Greek yogurt, lots of fresh and dried dill, and lemon juice, and the plate gets plenty of color from radishes, cherry tomatoes, and avocado.
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Most can’t be dried in the dryer, but drying them on a hanger or using clothespins can cause the fabric to stretch out in all the wrong places.
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The church’s punishment, however, delivered in front of the congregants, is an eerie ritual performed by a gaunt, severe visitor (Nicholas Hope).
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Brig is in the Upper Valais, a gaunt and conservative place where the inhabitants speak Walliser German, an Alpine dialect that many Swiss people find unintelligible.
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Despite earning over $15 million this season, Scheffler has secured only one victory, a trend evident as his two-stroke lead on Sunday evaporated.
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Estimates of how much of the Central Oregon Irrigation District’s water leaked or evaporated from its canals are based on the district’s 2022 Water Management Conservation Plan, its 2016 System Improvement Plan and state water right records.
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The Palisades Fire claimed the lives of a dozen people and scorched thousands of homes and businesses in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles.
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More than 40 people have drowned in France over the past five days as the country is scorched by a brutal heatwave.
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Witnesses said ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the scene after the roof collapsed.
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Families of the people in both apartment buildings – and others that collapsed in the area – have uploaded videos to social media in the days after the earthquake, pleading for help.
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