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Recent Examples of air-dry
Erin Parker, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
Then, air-dry for an additional 24 hours to release any moisture.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024
Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
The piece consists of 38 small sculptures, each on its own shelf, each sculpted out of air-dry clay.
—Robert Boyd, Chron, 22 Feb. 2023
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Adjective
Then, either air-dry your curls or use a diffuser attachment to help set your style.
—Erin Parker, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
Then, air-dry for an additional 24 hours to release any moisture.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
Be sure to air-dry the topper before making your bed.
—Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
The piece consists of 38 small sculptures, each on its own shelf, each sculpted out of air-dry clay.
—Robert Boyd, Chron, 22 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-dry
Adjective
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The three-layer design offers extra protection against spillage, ensuring that all the contents of your toiletry bag stay dry.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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An officer investigating the crash noted that the weather was cloudy and the road was dry at the time.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The mats, made from food-grade silicone, lie flat on baking sheets and ensure pastries, cookies, veggies, and more won’t stick to the pan.Maggie Horton, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Making sure elections are fair is already baked into the process.Clifford Tatum, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Behind the scenes: By then, Trump's lead in the polls had evaporated.Dave Lawler, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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The gear’s 20 cubic cooling units are cut from a porous graphite that pulls water in; when wet, the units’ uneven surface increases the area from which moisture can evaporate, amplifying the body's natural cooling mechanism.Ashley Mateo, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Young stems that develop might shrivel and fall off.Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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Crops are shriveling and cities are sinking as the groundwater beneath them dries out.Laura Paddison, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2022
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Other eco-friendly measures include a solid waste incinerator to turn waste into non-toxic ash and a waterless urinal to reduce unnecessary usage.Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022
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Thousands of different types of plants from the world’s arid regions are spread across the landscape.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Caspian also helps regulate this arid region’s climate, providing rainfall and moisture to Central Asia.Laura Paddison, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
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Seidensticker pointed out Kawabata’s ties to Japanese poetry: This was prose of a sere, haiku-like delicacy and suggestiveness, with much implied and little specified.Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Air-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-dry. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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