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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
The British upper classes and a farmer's bum laid bare, as the Norfolk countryside slowly desiccates.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Dec. 2024
From the very first frame of a new episode of Hot Ones Versus, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is gasping for breath from behind his trademark mask, which looks like either a desiccating corpse or a wasp’s nest with dreadlocks.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Scientists have reported feeling shock and loss with each consecutive return to the Great Barrier Reef, as new expanses of coral bleach and desiccate.
—Eve Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
When insects come into direct contact with diatomaceous earth, DE slices through their exoskeletons, causing insects to desiccate and die in only a few hours.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
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The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Dec. 2024
From the very first frame of a new episode of Hot Ones Versus, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is gasping for breath from behind his trademark mask, which looks like either a desiccating corpse or a wasp’s nest with dreadlocks.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Scientists have reported feeling shock and loss with each consecutive return to the Great Barrier Reef, as new expanses of coral bleach and desiccate.
—Eve Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
When insects come into direct contact with diatomaceous earth, DE slices through their exoskeletons, causing insects to desiccate and die in only a few hours.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desiccate
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There are eight issues that have begun to undermine the stock market's shaky support.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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His brave stand, like the legendary Dutch hero whose finger in the dike blocked a flood, still holds back the efforts of Putin, Xi Jinping, and their allies to undermine democracy — in the Baltics, Poland, Western Europe, and Taiwan, and in Trump’s United States.—
Trudy Rubin,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Unlike many other correctors, which can be drying, this one is especially hydrating, thanks to a blend of botanicals.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2025
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Use a round brush to lift the roots and shape the ends during the drying process.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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But the Trump administration's new cuts further weaken a banking watchdog that has been sounding the alarm for years about its decreasing ability to prevent future banking crises.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the fourth quarter of 2024, WK Kellogg reported net sales of $640 million, a decrease of 1.7% compared to $651 million in the same period in 2023, impacted by a 5.6% volume decline and a 40 basis point headwind from the weakening Canadian dollar.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Fudd then drained her first 3-pointer after an 0-for-2 start, and Strong followed her up with four straight points off another pair of Marquette turnovers.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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That fall and winter, constant power outages and air-raid alerts left them drained and on edge.—
Michael Holtz,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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Consuming four or more cups of coffee daily—or more than 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine—increases urine output for habitual and casual coffee drinkers, which may be mildly dehydrating.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
19 Feb. 2025
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The restaurant is a showcase of advanced technique where food is dehydrated or subjected to liquid nitrogen—and you may even be fed an edible balloon.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
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He was petrified by the thought of dying of cancer or some other disease whose senselessness disgusted him.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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Medusa was known in ancient Greece for petrifying anyone who dared to look her in the eye, and has been seen as a personification of madness.—
Sarah Belmont,
ARTnews.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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But by 2011, they were exhausted by seven solid years of touring and recording.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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Like state government, municipalities also have exhausted most of their emergency federal pandemic aid.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Type: Serum How to Apply: Start with applying 1-3 pumps to damp or dry hair, before heat styling.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2025
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That means a peace lily does best when its soil is consistently damp soil.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Desiccate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desiccate. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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