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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
an arid speech about duty and responsibility
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as in dry
marked by little or no precipitation or humidity
arid wastelands unfit for human habitation
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Recent Examples of arid
The change of environments, from lush forest to arid lava rock, is a bit jarring.
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Robert Annis, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
But the treaty has come under growing strain in recent years, with Mexico falling behind on its water payments due to drought conditions in the arid north of the country.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The Commission has been a barrier to constructing large-scale desalination plants that have freed Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and other arid coastal places from water shortages.
—Marc Joffe, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Take the Gardens of the West, for example, which houses 18 arid gardens filled with plants that thrive in Colorado’s unique landscapes.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
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Robert Annis, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
But the treaty has come under growing strain in recent years, with Mexico falling behind on its water payments due to drought conditions in the arid north of the country.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The Commission has been a barrier to constructing large-scale desalination plants that have freed Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and other arid coastal places from water shortages.
—Marc Joffe, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Take the Gardens of the West, for example, which houses 18 arid gardens filled with plants that thrive in Colorado’s unique landscapes.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arid
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Anything that isn’t someone bleeding out is boring to them, that kind of thing.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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But here, it’s all viewed through a workplace-comedy format, which captures the kind of boring ordinariness of typical medical care while also getting at some of the big frustrations of understaffing.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the Gaslamp, Rustic Root is offering Maryland crab cake Benedict, a 28-day dry aged ribeye and chocolate bread pudding from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Combine Wet and Dry Stop the mixer and add half of the dry ingredients to the wet, and beat on low speed until most of the flour is incorporated.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2025
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On the outskirts of Lima, Peru, locals stumbled upon some dusty items in a vacant lot.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Andrea Taylor, owner of Andrea Marino Design in Dallas, Texas, has noticed an uptick in mauve, dusty blue, and butter yellow fabrics.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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Hydrate mask for dry and thirsty hair: on sale for $11 Original price: $22 (Ulta) Sick of dry and brittle hair?—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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And after 46 years, there was only enough liquid left for a run of 300 bottles—clearly, the angels were very thirsty for their share—which ultimately bottled at cask strength of 46.3 percent ABV.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2025
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Of course, going from shows to pickleball classes to after-hours jam sessions at B.B. King’s Blues Club can be tiring.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sanchez added a selfie from bed, sharing how tiring her pregnancy is.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The shark’s slow movement may have allowed the octopus to stay latched on, but if the mako had picked up speed, the octopus likely would have been forced off.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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While the dollar amount of initial aid is in line with what the U.S. has pledged in the past, the overall pace of the response has been slower.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2025
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With businesses and consumers alike weary about the safety of AI moving forward, where does this leave them?—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The second, that it was named after a maiden who showed some weary legionnaires the way to the mountain spring.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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Cocktail grapefruit grows wherever conventional grapefruit grows, although fruit quality is best, as with grapefruit generally, in desert or semi-desert conditions.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2025
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It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited.—
Anonymous,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Oct. 2011
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“Arid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arid. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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