as in drained
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as in quieted (down)
to stop talking
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dried-up
Adjective
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That’s why an exhausted Gustavsson was slow to embrace his teammates after the final horn sounded.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025 -
King Charles cant get involved in Prince Harrys security woes: author Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the monarch is too exhausted to deal with his younger son’s ongoing court battle.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In contrast to contemporaries like Ben Jonson—who told his audiences, basically, Sit down, shut up, and enjoy the glory of my words—Shakespeare repeatedly went out of his way to ask audiences to be active participants in the creation of his plays.—
Jeffrey R. Wilson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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Those rewards are less about shutting up and playing the hits than understanding that the relationship to the audience is slightly different.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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On dry pavement, its 413 pound-feet of torque kept things interesting when passing traffic on the highway or off the line at a red light.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Soaking and cooking dry beans and lentils overnight decreases these molecules, but this method's success depends on the type of legume, water and salt levels, temperature, and soaking time.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The trouble is, for the penguins at least, the arid conditions of coastal Patagonia in Argentina aren’t very good for sheep herding in the long run.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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After a typically arid summer and fall, the Los Angeles area has also had a dry winter so far.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Wild coach John Hynes sent a message to his team after a relatively lifeless home loss last Saturday.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Jan. 2025
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Colorado Springs Police Dept. Singler, 36, was arrested in London on Dec. 30, 2023 days after the lifeless bodies of her children, aged 7 and 9, were found at her home in Colorado Springs.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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China successfully launched a classified satellite on Thursday (Jan. 23), but a spent booster from the mission fell shockingly close to a family home.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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If successful, this process could deal with the americium that is the most dangerous and long-lived component of spent reactor fuel.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Nov. 2024
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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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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The ban covers the non-desert regions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties and most of Orange County and prohibits outdoor and residential burning of wood and manufactured logs.—
Christian Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Nov. 2021
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“Dried-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dried-up. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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