as in dehydrated
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as in dried
to make dry
the heat has really parched my throat
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Recent Examples of parched
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Drying up The data show how Brazil’s parched soil is causing the price of java to rise.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Instead, there’s a vague end-of-days feel to the film’s parched, shadowy visuals, as Zabaleta’s prowling camera renders the layout of the home smaller with each passing minute.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
According to Schmidt, much of the struggle stems from snowmelt being absorbed by parched soils before reaching the reservoirs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Drying up The data show how Brazil’s parched soil is causing the price of java to rise.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
This was in the days before bottled water, and by the time we were picked up, we were parched.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Instead, there’s a vague end-of-days feel to the film’s parched, shadowy visuals, as Zabaleta’s prowling camera renders the layout of the home smaller with each passing minute.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parched
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
Verb
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The exterior of that building, a large commercial and industrial structure, was scorched by the flames but the firefighters managed to keep that adjacent building from become involved in the blaze.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2024
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That fire scorched 153,000 acres, destroyed 18,800 structures and killed 85 people.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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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Officials believe the Palisades fire was first detected around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 as high winds sent flames racing over the bone-dry terrain.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parched. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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