as in to dry
to make dry
the heat has really parched my throat
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Recent Examples of parch
California How to help those affected by fires raging across Los Angeles County
Jan. 9, 2025
A parching lack of rainfall extended the fire season into the normally wet month of January.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Better to be parched with thirst, better to pray for pain, pain, and more pain, than to feel empty, and to feel so without truly feeling at all.
—Peter Nguyen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Direct sun can parch and even burn plants sitting on a window sill.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
This was in the days before bottled water, and by the time we were picked up, we were parched.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Better to be parched with thirst, better to pray for pain, pain, and more pain, than to feel empty, and to feel so without truly feeling at all.
—Peter Nguyen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Direct sun can parch and even burn plants sitting on a window sill.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
This was in the days before bottled water, and by the time we were picked up, we were parched.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parch
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As airflow becomes restricted, the appliance must work harder to dry your clothes, resulting in longer drying times, higher energy bills, and unnecessary wear and tear.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2025
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Lemon: Rub a lemon half on stains and let shoes dry in the sun for natural whitening.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Witt was scorching to start the season, batting .322 with an OPS of .863 in March and April.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2025
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The slugger scorched a fastball that looked to go over the right-field wall, but Josh Lowe was there to catch the ball on the warning track.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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“Parch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parch. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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