dry out
Britishverb
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to make or become dry
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to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction
Example Sentences
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The skins contain natural oils, and garments not kept in a temperature-controlled environment -- ideally off-season in cold vaults -- can dry out and disintegrate.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
The persistent heat will dry out vegetation and increase the chance of fires in grass-dominated areas that greened up after the plentiful rains this winter.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
If conditions become drier, peat soils may dry out more frequently and for longer periods.
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
Because the ground is not getting time to dry out between systems, even moderate amounts of rainfall are causing further flooding and disruption.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Zeus appointed him director of Camp Half-Blood to dry out for a hundred years—a punishment for chasing some off-limits wood nymph.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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