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Recent Examples of bone-dry
But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 June 2025
The actor-writer-director, who is 31 and uses they/she pronouns, has spent the last decade or so as a niche internet presence, going viral periodically on Twitter (and then X) and TikTok with satirical front-facing videos and bone-dry one-liners.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
Bacchus, bone-dry, slumps in the center of a stagnant green pool clutching fistfuls of limp grapes; none of the fountains is turned on.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
The resulting wines range from bone-dry and structured to fruity, floral, and slightly sweet.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 June 2025
The actor-writer-director, who is 31 and uses they/she pronouns, has spent the last decade or so as a niche internet presence, going viral periodically on Twitter (and then X) and TikTok with satirical front-facing videos and bone-dry one-liners.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
Bacchus, bone-dry, slumps in the center of a stagnant green pool clutching fistfuls of limp grapes; none of the fountains is turned on.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
The resulting wines range from bone-dry and structured to fruity, floral, and slightly sweet.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone-dry
Adjective
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The delegations, escorted around town and guarded by scores of Swiss police, met for at least a dozen hours on both days of the weekend at a sunbaked 18th-century villa that serves as the official residence of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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In a sunbaked Vatican City, huge crowds of devoted faithful stood for hours in a section beyond the neat rows of cardinals, who remained seated in their colorful robes and hats.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Southern California fire chiefs cautioned Friday that a season of devastating wildfires is all but guaranteed, amid parched conditions following a dry winter.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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In Australia’s arid center, those blotches represent a new inland sea, born from a deluge that has traveled hundreds of miles through the veins of a giant, parched continent.—
Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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From there, an air-dry gets the sheets back to their best condition.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
31 May 2025
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Drape the rug over a fence or sturdy surface and allow it to air-dry, turning at least once to allow both sides to dry.—
Karen Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Scientists believe that during the Triassic period, this part of Arizona was an arid place positioned in the middle of Pangaea right above the equator, later submerged by a flood that likely buried all the creatures preserved in the bonebed.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Kentucky is relatively water-rich, compared to parts of the arid southwest, but has suffered droughts in recent years, as the region's rainfall shifts toward more intense, clustered events.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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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His voice guided viewers through the storylines with dry humor and Southern charm.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Then, hold off on watering again until the soil is dry.—
Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
5 July 2025
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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone-dry. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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