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Recent Examples of aridity
Locals refer to East River and West River, and the wetness and moisture of the Great Lakes and Mississippi basin—its thick canopy of trees, its suppleness—cedes to an aridity and expansiveness that bears its own harsh beauty.
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
The salt-spray air, the haunting aridity, the greens and reds of prickly-pear cacti—all of this had sparked many new ideas, the chef told me.
—Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Temperatures and aridity are increasing and precipitation isn’t rising to match it, so the landscape is getting drier.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And for some reason, humans end up out on the edge, where all of this aridity is happening.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Methodology This list draws on desert area estimates from the World Atlas of Desertification, published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in collaboration with UNEP, which provides global definitions of desert types and aridity zones.
—Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
The salt-spray air, the haunting aridity, the greens and reds of prickly-pear cacti—all of this had sparked many new ideas, the chef told me.
—Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Temperatures and aridity are increasing and precipitation isn’t rising to match it, so the landscape is getting drier.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And for some reason, humans end up out on the edge, where all of this aridity is happening.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Methodology This list draws on desert area estimates from the World Atlas of Desertification, published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in collaboration with UNEP, which provides global definitions of desert types and aridity zones.
—Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aridity
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Over-the-counter vaginal moisturizers, including products with hyaluronic acid, and water- or silicone-based lubricants, are other options—however, these items won’t address the root of dryness, which is declining estrogen.—
Erica Sweeney,
SELF,
4 Feb. 2026
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Hormonal fluctuations during perimenopause can also affect vaginal health, causing dryness, which leads to painful intimacy or lack of sensation with intimacy.—
Rachel Murray,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Even mild dehydration—meaning as little as losing 1 or 2% of body mass in water—can impair attention, working memory, and reaction time.—
Katharine Gammon,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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Soak the Orchid Check the roots of your orchid plant every couple of weeks to prevent dehydration.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Aridity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aridity. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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