1
as in scorched
to make dry
the wind quickly dried their clothes
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2
as in faded
to lose liveliness, force, or freshness
his creative talents were just drying on the vine in that small, provincial town
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Recent Examples of dried
The remains, which came from hunter-gatherer communities, were found in tightly crouched or squatting postures and appear to have been smoke-dried over fire before burial in a process of mummification, the researchers said.
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Washable ones can be rinsed in water only and air dried.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
The accompanying image of Jîna lying unconscious in a hospital bed, with a swollen face, tubes coming out of her mouth, and dried blood on her ears, went viral.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead, the evidence suggested that the bodies were dried and preserved, buried in a desiccated state, rather than as fresh cadavers.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Fill in any gaps with faux or dried mums and grasses.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Processing channels like frozen, dried, purees, sauces, and meal kits offer enormous potential to utilize every strawberry, apple, and tomato that comes out of the field.
—Ivanka Trump, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
One in particular - in Angoville-au-Plain - still has dried blood on its pews.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Decades ago, marshes were considered nuisances, soggy flats to be drained, dried, and made waterproof with liberal coatings of asphalt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Washable ones can be rinsed in water only and air dried.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
The accompanying image of Jîna lying unconscious in a hospital bed, with a swollen face, tubes coming out of her mouth, and dried blood on her ears, went viral.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead, the evidence suggested that the bodies were dried and preserved, buried in a desiccated state, rather than as fresh cadavers.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Fill in any gaps with faux or dried mums and grasses.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Processing channels like frozen, dried, purees, sauces, and meal kits offer enormous potential to utilize every strawberry, apple, and tomato that comes out of the field.
—Ivanka Trump, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
One in particular - in Angoville-au-Plain - still has dried blood on its pews.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Decades ago, marshes were considered nuisances, soggy flats to be drained, dried, and made waterproof with liberal coatings of asphalt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dried
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So far this year, fires have already scorched approximately 4 million acres in California — twice the previous record, about five times the size of Yosemite National Park — with peak fire season just now arriving as the calendar turns to October.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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The unmistakable signature of chilli thrips are blooms that look deformed, scorched, singed and burnt.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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But those glasses never really took off and eventually faded away.—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The study found that entering the workforce during a recession was associated with a roughly 10% reduction in wages in the first year of employment, an effect that mostly faded after seven years after graduation.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Many of the plants have bolted or gone to seed or withered in the heat.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the United States, the middle layer of agriculture — small to mid-sized processors, tanneries, and aggregators — has withered under decades of globalization.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Whatever drama Wednesday’s game might have held was mostly drained away by the end of the second inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once drained, cut into 1-inch cubes.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The home of world-leading firms such as Samsung, Hyundai, and LG spent decades at technology’s vanguard, but fortunes have wilted in recent years because of a stifling regulatory environment, demographic pressures, and fierce competition from China.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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A lot of existing NewSeed crops wilted in a heat wave or got frosted in a cold wave or got drowned in a wave wave.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Powered by sodium hyaluronate, niacinamide and Alumier MD’s latest biocellulose technology, the mask is scientifically formulated to counter parched, post-summer skin or to use following aesthetic procedures.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, traditional stains can lack hydration or luster—leaving lips parched and in need of a balmy top coat.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
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But a doctor who performed the autopsy said the 12-year-old was emaciated and dehydrated, with multiple infections that would have developed over a long time, not a few days, deputies wrote.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kayla was hospitalized following her first disappearance in August after she was found dehydrated in the woods, according to First Coast News.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The authors argue that those features, the intact, hyper-flexed skeletons and the absence of the disarticulation expected after ordinary decay, indicate bodies had been desiccated before burial rather than interred as fresh cadavers.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Any cell drifting in the skies is blasted with UV rays and desiccated.—
Katherine Bourzac,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dried. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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