as in to dry
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Recent Examples of dehumidify
To make your house a centipede-free zone, seal cracks to the outdoors, keep shoes off the floor, dehumidify the air, clean regularly, and reduce clutter.
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
Sinn’s proprietary aragon dehumidifying technology prevents fogging in case of moisture entering the case.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
Humidity dominates The other issue is that much of the energy an air conditioning unit expends goes into dehumidifying the air — not just cooling it.
—Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Despite its lightweight design, the portable machine can reduce the condensation of an 800-square-foot room and has a capacity to dehumidify 1 liter of water per day.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
This device also has both dehumidifying and humidifying capabilities as well.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
For a dehumidifier that is equipped to handle a variety of dehumidifying needs, consider this one from Midea.
—Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
The dehumidifying process is fairly simple: A fan draws air in and passes it over a cooling coil.
—Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
Others grew mold despite the staff’s best efforts to fend it off—which, when the papers are pulled from cold storage, requires some combination of freezing, dehumidifying, and physically removing spores.
—Megan Greenwell, WIRED, 27 June 2023
Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
Sinn’s proprietary aragon dehumidifying technology prevents fogging in case of moisture entering the case.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
Humidity dominates The other issue is that much of the energy an air conditioning unit expends goes into dehumidifying the air — not just cooling it.
—Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Despite its lightweight design, the portable machine can reduce the condensation of an 800-square-foot room and has a capacity to dehumidify 1 liter of water per day.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
This device also has both dehumidifying and humidifying capabilities as well.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
For a dehumidifier that is equipped to handle a variety of dehumidifying needs, consider this one from Midea.
—Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
The dehumidifying process is fairly simple: A fan draws air in and passes it over a cooling coil.
—Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
Others grew mold despite the staff’s best efforts to fend it off—which, when the papers are pulled from cold storage, requires some combination of freezing, dehumidifying, and physically removing spores.
—Megan Greenwell, WIRED, 27 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehumidify
Verb
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Then it's cut into bars using long pieces of thread, and stacked in high cylindrical towers to dry for about three months.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
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The fragrance opens with a juicy blend of wild strawberries and mandarin, developing into a heart of red rose and jasmine, before drying down to warm cedarwood.—
Danielle James,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The weather this year has also left abundant vegetation in the region that has desiccated in the warm, dry air.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Santa Anas are those desiccating winds that occur commonly in winter, blowing out of Nevada and Utah and into southwestern California.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Making matters worse is the fact their horses are dehydrated.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Whatever the illness was has had lingering effects; Roberts noted that at one point Betts had lost 15 pounds and was severely dehydrated.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Earley likes that this powder doesn't further parch her already dry skin.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2025
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The warnings were even more dire because a lack of rain in recent months had left the wildlands particularly parched, said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist for the weather service.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Dehumidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehumidify. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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