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Recent Examples of sunbaked
Martin may have left Westeros unfinished, but in this sunbaked enclave, his world-building continues apace — one real estate acquisition at a time.
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Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2025
The couple was murdered that same day On a sunbaked afternoon in the quiet hills of Encino, a nightmare unfolded behind the white stucco walls of a music-world power couple’s upscale home.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 21 July 2025
Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Smart flew over jagged mountains and barren sunbaked desert.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 7 May 2025
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Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2025
The couple was murdered that same day On a sunbaked afternoon in the quiet hills of Encino, a nightmare unfolded behind the white stucco walls of a music-world power couple’s upscale home.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 21 July 2025
Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Smart flew over jagged mountains and barren sunbaked desert.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbaked
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The Hydrating Body Bar Massage was another standout, which used the Kate McLeod Body Stone—a solid moisturizer—to soothe and rehydrate my parched winter skin.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Jan. 2026
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Winter is just days away, and our chronically parched hands are already taking a big hit from these dry, frigid temps.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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The result is plotless, tonally pristine, and utterly absorbing, a bone-dry workplace comedy of the highest (monastic) order.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Feb. 2026
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If water continues to pool on top of bone-dry soil, then change the potting mix.—
Rachel Gillett,
Martha Stewart,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Sunbaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbaked. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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