as in bone-dry
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Recent Examples of ultradry
The ultradry conditions, together with high winds, contributed to the three largest wildfires in Colorado history, which together devoured more than half a million acres.
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Ian James, AZCentral.com, 1 Jan. 2021
Ian James, AZCentral.com, 1 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultradry
Adjective
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For the last half-century, America’s population growth has been concentrated in the sweltering, equal parts bone-dry and waterlogged, yet ever-sprawling Sunbelt.—
Marina Bolotnikova,
Vox,
7 July 2025
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Central Texas is currently home to some of the worst drought in the United States and bone-dry soils flood very quickly.—
Renée Rigdon,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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From there, an air-dry gets the sheets back to their best condition.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
31 May 2025
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Drape the rug over a fence or sturdy surface and allow it to air-dry, turning at least once to allow both sides to dry.—
Karen Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 June 2025
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The delegations, escorted around town and guarded by scores of Swiss police, met for at least a dozen hours on both days of the weekend at a sunbaked 18th-century villa that serves as the official residence of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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In a sunbaked Vatican City, huge crowds of devoted faithful stood for hours in a section beyond the neat rows of cardinals, who remained seated in their colorful robes and hats.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
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“Ultradry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultradry. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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