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adjective

Definition of dried-upnext
as in drained

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dried up

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verb

past tense of dry up
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
  1. exhausted
  2. shut up
  3. dry
  4. arid
  5. lifeless
  6. spent
  7. waterless
  8. desert
Adjective
  • The word like a year in which nothing happened, a day blown off the record—the spree an exhausted teacher unveiling yet again the temporary lesson.
    Jorie Graham, The New York Review of Books, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The final shot of Choi’s Instagram video shows a cameraman sprinting around exhausted runners just before Choi reaches the finish line.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Those final panels, of the Red Skull being shut up in darkness — but not to die.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Where other artists his age have long ago decided to shut up and play the hits, the mercurial 83-year-old is using his recent tour dates to cover songs from the ’50s and play tracks off his middling 2012 album Tempest, with only the occasional scrap of red meat thrown to audiences.
    Chris Stanton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of shut up
Adjective
  • The three-layer design offers extra protection against spillage, ensuring that all the contents of your toiletry bag stay dry.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Much of the Northeast, Southwest, and mid-Atlantic will remain dry.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of dry
Adjective
  • Thousands of different types of plants from the world’s arid regions are spread across the landscape.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
  • The Caspian also helps regulate this arid region’s climate, providing rainfall and moisture to Central Asia.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of arid
Adjective
  • The rabbits' lifeless bodies were found lined up next to one another.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Our trio discovers their doorman’s lifeless body in the courtyard not long after the introduction of another surprise guest star, Tea Leoni (Madam Secretary).
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of lifeless
Adjective
  • Police initially had very little evidence to work with, just a spent bullet shell discovered nearby on the ground.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
  • After your mums are done blooming, deadhead, or cut off the spent blooms.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of spent
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of waterless
Adjective
  • 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
  • The temporary ban applies to areas within the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, according to a news release from the agency.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2022
Definition of desert
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“Dried-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dried-up. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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