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Recent Examples of aridity
The researchers re-ran the analysis, looking only at high-income countries, and found that while there was less overall resistance in hospitals, resistance levels were still strongly correlated with aridity.
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Noun
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Intense dryness followed by intense wetness means massive amounts of water moving through the soil, bringing farm chemicals like nitrogen with it, Glisan said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Then, there’s glycerin and hyaluronic acid to maintain skin’s moisture levels and stave off dryness.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ceramide‑rich hand creams and protective lip balms can help reinforce the skin barrier and prevent dehydration.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Nearly 97 percent of female respondents reported burning sensations during urination, while 45 percent described amber to brown urine—a sign of dehydration and possible kidney strain.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Aridity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aridity. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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