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to make dry
the heat has really parched my throat
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Recent Examples of parched
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Around you the parched land and empty sky point less to the idea of death and more to labors in the afterlife.
—Fred Marchant, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
During the final week, the crew worked nonstop for sixty hours in a heat wave that parched energy and drained our bodies.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Forecasters say Wednesday’s rain could be preceded by rapid warming of the land, triggering lightning that could start wildfires across a parched county.
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Yet Iran's National Weather Forecasting Center notes that overall rainfall remains roughly 89 percent below long-term averages, leaving much of the country parched.
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Adjective
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The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.—
Verb
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If the wet area is dried within 24 to 48 hours, mold is less likely to grow.—
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Each utensil is cleaned, and the bowl is warmed, dried and filled with three scoops of powdered tea before hot water is added and kneaded with the whisk into a smooth, thick mixture.—
Adjective
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Though only an hour north of Dallas, the area looks nothing like the city’s flat and sunbaked landscape.—
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The sunbaked air smells like creosote.—
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His skin, meanwhile, is scorched and smoking in the sunlight.—
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The Panthers, in turn, went 15-1 and then scorched through the playoffs before falling short in the Super Bowl against the Broncos.—
Adjective
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These microorganisms can endure extreme heat and bone-dry conditions for years.—
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This sleep mask keeps my lips feeling hydrated, moisturized, and incredibly soft—even against that bone-dry cabin air.—
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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parched. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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