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also sear
as in arid
marked by little or no precipitation or humidity
a sere region that can't support agriculture
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Recent Examples of sere
Her sister’s sere hair went among the grasses; her head was full of the Child.
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Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Seidensticker pointed out Kawabata’s ties to Japanese poetry: This was prose of a sere, haiku-like delicacy and suggestiveness, with much implied and little specified.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
But the western region accounts for a small fraction of the land, which unfolds east from the Cascades in expanses of sere high desert, lush pasture and thick forest.
—Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2023
Early hominids may have stood up and gotten naked as a way to cope with heat stress on the sere African savanna.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Seidensticker pointed out Kawabata’s ties to Japanese poetry: This was prose of a sere, haiku-like delicacy and suggestiveness, with much implied and little specified.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
But the western region accounts for a small fraction of the land, which unfolds east from the Cascades in expanses of sere high desert, lush pasture and thick forest.
—Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2023
Early hominids may have stood up and gotten naked as a way to cope with heat stress on the sere African savanna.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sere
Adjective
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In the arid landscape of Western Australia, a carnivorous marsupial once roamed.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The rugged terrain and semi-arid setting mean that carrying sufficient water in the outdoors is essential.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dry the countertops with a clean, dry cloth to prevent water spots.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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Buff the area with a clean, dry cloth to finish.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The program includes guided indoor cardio workouts, various levels of drills and interval training, and running trails through the surrounding semi-desert wilderness that range from three to nine miles.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Cocktail grapefruit grows wherever conventional grapefruit grows, although fruit quality is best, as with grapefruit generally, in desert or semi-desert conditions.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For example, antipsychotic drugs such as Zyprexa (olanzapine) can make a person extremely thirsty.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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The ladies are back with a fresh start, thirsty for power.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 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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Roughly six million years ago, shifting tectonic plates closed the Strait of Gibraltar — a narrow body of water connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean — turning the area into a desertic wasteland.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Sere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sere. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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