dried
Americanverb
verb
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Explanation
Something that's dried isn't wet anymore. Dried ink on a page can't be smudged. The dried tears on your cheek are nothing but salty patches, and dried concrete on the sidewalk is completely solid — you can't leave a handprint in it. Some things are deliberately dried, with all moisture removed from them. Dried apricots and sun dried tomatoes, for example, are dehydrated so they become dense, sweet, and chewy. Dried has a Germanic root, dreug, which means "dry."
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"The unseasonal heat has dried out the banks of the streams and the dampest valleys," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
As a prolonged cooling period reduced rainfall and dried out the continent, an extinct group of crocodiles adapted to increasingly arid, desert-like environments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Many economists predicted growth would slow after the spring as spending from large tax refunds dried up and the U.S.-hosted World Cup ended.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
A checklist drawn up by the government recommends having nine litres of water per person – enough for three days – along with non-perishable food such as tinned meat and vegetables or dried fruit.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The girl shared dried berries with Duane, which kept his stomach content and well-behaved.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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