as in dried
to make dry
the heat has really parched my throat
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Recent Examples of parched
Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Then lightly dab it onto the most parched areas of your hair.
—Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
The combination of extremely dry weather, intense heat, parched land and lightning strikes in western Colorado has been the recipe for most of this year’s major blazes.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The new 2025 Bronco Sport compact SUV’s Sasquatch package raises the stakes, easily dispatching steep slopes, sharp rocks and soft, deep sand on a daunting off-road course in the parched desert east of San Diego.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Then lightly dab it onto the most parched areas of your hair.
—Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
On the other hand, traditional stains can lack hydration or luster—leaving lips parched and in need of a balmy top coat.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
The combination of extremely dry weather, intense heat, parched land and lightning strikes in western Colorado has been the recipe for most of this year’s major blazes.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parched
Verb
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Assuming the same is true of the new specimens, the carcasses would have dried in the sun in a week or two.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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On the other hand, washable filters are designed to last for the lifetime of the equipment, as long as they are cleaned, dried, and reinstalled regularly.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As of Thursday morning, eight acres of land had been scorched by it.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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On a late summer morning in the Pacific Palisades, dozens of hummingbirds rise from the ashes of Spencer Pratt‘s scorched hillside property, where his 2,200-square-foot, three-bedroom home once perched.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The sunbaked air smells like creosote.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The gentle shades whisper of long, sandy, sunbaked days and cool, breezy evenings.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Stephen Freeland’s pumpkins are growing in 14 acres of bone-dry soil.—
Asher Redd,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Allow the soil to go bone-dry before watering.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parched. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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