dry spell

noun

: a period of dry weather
The flowers died during a dry spell.

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But there are still fears that another dry spell could hit California as spring begins. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 The devastating fires in California early this year came after a particularly unfortunate weather pattern—an exceptionally wet period of about 18 months, followed by an exceptionally dry spell. Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2025 Firefighters in the Carolinas appeared to be getting the upper hand on a bloom of wildfires that erupted over the weekend, even as a few new ones started amid the region's ongoing dry spell. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025 After this weekend, a dry spell could return — raising serious questions about whether dangerous fire weather could return sooner than later. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dry spell

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“Dry spell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20spell. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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