sun-dried
Americanadjective
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dried in the sun, as bricks or raisins.
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dried up or withered by the sun.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of sun-dried
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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The sun-dried spice from Southern Turkey has hints of chocolate, smokiness and medium heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
In a national food culture full of passing fads, the annual excitement generated by ramp season has endured in a way that sun-dried tomatoes or bacon-topped everything haven’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The flowers here had fewer petals, and once sun-dried, nothing would remain.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Make biscuits studded with sun-dried tomato and goat cheese, then crown them with slow-scrambled eggs.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025
Babi had Laila lean across the seat and pointed to a series of ancient-looking walls of sun-dried red in the distance.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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