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Recent Examples of bone-dry
Although produced all over the world, whether your preference is for lusciously sweet or bone-dry wines, still or sparkling, there is a Riesling wine tailor-made for your palate.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.
—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
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone-dry
Adjective
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Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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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
Adjective
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Put simply, the Dewy Milk Moisturizer is best for oily and combination skin types, while the pre-existing Dewy Skin Cream caters to those with parched dry skin.—
Claire Sullivan,
Footwear News,
17 June 2025
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Even with parched conditions Seminole has staved off a burn ban, according to county spokeswoman Doreen Overstreet.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Applying a nourishing air-dry cream or leave-in conditioner is key to protecting strands and preventing frizz, especially if your hair tends to tangle easily.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
11 July 2025
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The all-in-one smart dock can auto-empty the vacuum for up to seven weeks and wash and air-dry the mop pads, too.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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For decades, governments have allowed companies to spritz clouds with chemicals like silver iodide to encourage extra snow or rain onto arid fields below, usually at the request of farmers and ranchers.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
16 July 2025
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Flickering habitability The landscape turned arid, judging by Earth’s standards, roughly 3.5 billion years ago.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 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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Her candidness, dry humor and emotional honesty resonated with thousands — some fellow transplant recipients, others simply inspired by her resilience.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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This style from Outdoor Ventures is water- and wind-proof to keep you dry and warm during rainy days.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone-dry. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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