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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
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There’s always an element of chemistry to consider; tannins, which are compounds in wine present in grape seeds, grape skins, and oak barrels, offer a drying or astringent quality on the tongue and gums.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2025
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The budge-proof formula sets quickly, so get blending straight away to ensure the formula dries down to your liking.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
7 Mar. 2025
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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
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Alcohol-based, scented formulations can also dehydrate and irritate skin.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Maranda survived but the 23-month-old was dehydrated, full of insect bites and covered in her mother's blood.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Reuse bottles and bags At 7,000 feet above sea level, Park City’s mountain air can quickly leave you parched, so staying hydrated is vital on the trails or the slopes.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
19 Dec. 2024
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In more rural areas, however, adaptation might require moving outdoor work hours to after sunset, when temperatures drop, or covering irrigation ditches to avoid excess evaporation that could leave crops parched during droughts.—
Alice Hill,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Feb. 2025
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