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Recent Examples of bone-dry
And bone-dry vegetation means a new fire could ignite and any moment.
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Brandon Miller, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
The rain should help alleviate the bone-dry conditions that have helped spread multiple wildfires across the region this month.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
His humorous, bone-dry documentary gets at more than most, first by being a meta-confessional about how his own efforts to make a conventional movie failed.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Strong Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions combined to heighten fire risks.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Brandon Miller, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
The rain should help alleviate the bone-dry conditions that have helped spread multiple wildfires across the region this month.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
His humorous, bone-dry documentary gets at more than most, first by being a meta-confessional about how his own efforts to make a conventional movie failed.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Strong Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions combined to heighten fire risks.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone-dry
Adjective
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Eventually, baseball—the sport of sunbaked afternoons, a sport made beautiful and strange by its exposure to the elements—may be unrecognizable.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2024
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By mid-morning, the sunbaked terrace is flooded with tourists and townspeople drinking palest rosé before lunch service begins in earnest.—
Sarah James,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Even as the winds ease on Thursday, the multiple fires and extremely parched vegetation mean that even weak winds could continue to create a wildfire hazard.—
Judson Jones,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Adding to the parched brush and soils were the worst Santa Ana winds since 2011, according to the National Weather Service, which sent hot-dry gusts of up to 85 mph Wednesday into the Los Angeles Basin.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Be sure to let the weights air-dry completely before using them again.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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This kit contains everything your partner needs to make and paint air-dry pots.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Among them, there are structures built from adobe in the arid climate of New Mexico, dwellings carved into cliffs in Colorado, churches that have been around for centuries in Puerto Rico, and a New England property that’s the oldest house with a timber frame.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2025
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His rugged features quickly appear not to reflect the arid expanse of Western Australia’s Pilbara region, home to the core operations of his $38 billion Fortescue iron-ore business.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Allowing linens the opportunity to air dry will increase their longevity and stop them from getting musty.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Add half the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone-dry. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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