air-dries

present tense third-person singular of air-dry

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Verb
  • When the air is dry, sweat evaporates quickly and even on very hot days, most people can produce enough sweat to keep their body temperature regulated.
    Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Nearly half the water evaporates or seeps into the ground under the canals before reaching its destination.
    Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • The human heart shrivels away in space, but researchers have found that mini-hearts grown from human stem cells sprout in space significantly faster than in labs on Earth.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 3 May 2026
  • Drought shrivels the grapes; excessive heat deprives the juice of acidity; too much rain results in rampant mold.
    Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Air-dries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-dries. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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