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as in to undermine
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
that historian's dryasdust prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history
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as in to dry
to make dry
add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix
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Recent Examples of desiccate
Experts have been predicting an active second half of the year in the late summer and early fall, when plants that were once green and healthy will brown and desiccate in the longer, hotter days of summer.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
The preceding year, a wet winter led to an ample early-season bloom of vegetation that soon desiccated in the hot, dry spring and summer months that followed.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 29 May 2024
But before that, higher temperatures desiccate the grapes, concentrating the sugars.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
The tough skin, with scales made out of the same material as your fingernails, was able to desiccate and stand a better chance of being buried with the animal’s bones.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
The preceding year, a wet winter led to an ample early-season bloom of vegetation that soon desiccated in the hot, dry spring and summer months that followed.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 29 May 2024
But before that, higher temperatures desiccate the grapes, concentrating the sugars.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
The tough skin, with scales made out of the same material as your fingernails, was able to desiccate and stand a better chance of being buried with the animal’s bones.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desiccate
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This is all designed to undermine future competitions.Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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In recent months, U.S., British, German and other European officials have accused Russia of organizing an increasingly aggressive sabotage campaign aimed at undermining and disrupting Western assistance to Ukraine.Tom Costello, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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So give it time to fully dry after spot-cleaning stains or spills.Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
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The fibers need to dry slowly at low temperatures to avoid shrinking.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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Russia's Central Bank (CBR) intervened on Wednesday to prop up the plummeting ruble, which weakened to 114 against the U.S. dollar, its lowest since March 2022 during the first weeks of Putin's full-scale invasion.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Russia ruble rout The Russian ruble weakened to 114 against the dollar on Wednesday.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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This approach is exhausting and drains the limited willpower we are meant to conserve.Shane Enete, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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During testing, the charger’s battery was drained to half after just an hour of being plugged into a smartphone, and the phone itself was only powered to around 60 percent battery.Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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It’s made with an oil extracted from orange peels that kills plants—including lawn grasses—by dehydrating their blades and leaves.Kate Puhala, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2024
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Summary Drinking tea that contains caffeine, particularly in moderation, likely isn't dehydrating.Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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The thought of Alvarez running, jumping, sliding or injuring himself — for a team still missing Tucker — petrifies Espada.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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The body was supposedly petrified by sap, and the loggers found several gold coins dating to the late 1600s, as well as pieces of paper identifying the person as Pierre D’Artagnan.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
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The divisive race has left Americans exhausted and on edge, Sonoma State Political Science Professor David McCuan said.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Javonte Williams, Running Back Williams, 24, came to Denver with high expectations after the team exhausted a second-round pick on the North Carolina product back in 2021.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Continuous monitoring of the battery voltage takes care of common issues like power outages, high or low voltage, voltage drops, surges, damping shocks and high-voltage pulses.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Among other effects, higher inflation could mean the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates fewer times next year, damping consumer and business borrowing and economic activity, Weidner said.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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