as in bone-dry
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Recent Examples of ultradry
The ultradry conditions, together with high winds, contributed to the three largest wildfires in Colorado history, which together devoured more than half a million acres.
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Ian James, AZCentral.com, 1 Jan. 2021
Ian James, AZCentral.com, 1 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultradry
Adjective
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The day after the Park Fire sparked and tore across bone-dry brush in Butte County Wednesday, arson investigators accompanied by police officers arrested Stout and booked him into jail on suspicion of starting the blaze.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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The wildfire risk would be very high, thanks to a bone-dry, fuel-rich Southern California landscape, along with warm temperatures and high winds that were forecast for Jan. 7.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
31 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
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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
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“Ultradry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultradry. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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