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adjective

as in parched

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dehydrated

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verb

past tense of dehydrate
1
as in exhausted
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality years of being trapped in a loveless marriage had dehydrated his spirit

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2
as in dried
to make dry bought a dehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement

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Recent Examples of dehydrated
Adjective
The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana? — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
This is part of the natural aging process, and the visible signs of aging include looser texture, dry skin, and in some people oily skin that still feels dehydrated. — Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Alcohol Alcohol is one of the least effective choices when you’re dehydrated. — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026 So before your fast begins, aim to stay hydrated to prevent getting dehydrated while fasting. — Reed Berger-Fleishman, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026 When asked why the information about Moore being dehydrated wasn't relayed to the media following the game, Lanning turned defensive. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The reassuring part is that the human body can perform well for hours even when temporarily dehydrated. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026 In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Rodríguez Verona said survivors were disoriented and dehydrated, with many collapsing or vomiting upon reaching land. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Cindy said the icing process is time consuming, especially since the egg shells need to be crushed and dehydrated. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Researchers actually estimate that women lose five percent of their body water content post-menopause, so you get dehydrated easier and faster. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dehydrated
  1. parched
  2. exhausted
  3. dried
  4. sunbaked
  5. drained
  6. bone-dry
  7. weakened
  8. undermined
Adjective
  • Earlier Monday, some residents returned to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Volunteers armed with watering cans, trucks and makeshift water tanks shadow firefighters, battling underground flare-ups in parched pine forests after months without rain and increasingly fire-prone conditions linked to climate change.
    — Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of parched
Verb
  • In fact, even before the show actually starts, Bob can be exhausted, having been awake since some ridiculous hour.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Shapiro eventually concedes that good-faith developers are at the Homer City campus, something that earns a broad smile from Steffee, exhausted by the politics.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Down and feather pillows can generally be tumble-dried on low or no-heat, whereas memory foam should be air-dried.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Then dams and expanding farmlands dried it up and turned it into a patchwork of fields, roads and towns.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of dried
Adjective
  • French Press Coffee sits alongside deep, mossy greens, nuanced neutrals, warm sunbaked tones, and a handful of more expressive accents, all working together to create spaces that feel personal and restorative.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The wind had completely died down, and there were fewer passersby on the sunbaked streets.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sunbaked
Verb
  • Our joy in the world is drained away, along with our ability to feel fully human.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Micron still trading 15% below its June peak and Nvidia sitting at such a steep discount to the market P/E and that of defensive, capex-light Apple, suggest a level of sobriety that – all else equal – could mean that some risk has been drained away.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of drained
Adjective
  • Barely 65,000 people live in the vast, bone-dry region about the size of Spain.
    — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Think bright whites, bone-dry Vouvray secs, trendy blouges and dark-and-rounded reds – wines that are affordable, approachable and most of all delicious.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of bone-dry
Verb
  • Lower-ticket maintenance items have held steadier in sales, which can help to prop up the top line, but the per-store productivity weakened even where top-line sales looked flat, Graff said.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The region’s long investment in coal and steel became a trap once the economic basis for those industries weakened.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of weakened
Verb
  • Top picks Rogers sees value in consumer brands that will not be undermined by AI.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Fox News Digital asked Martin whether that level of support undermined Ireland's neutrality.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of undermined

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“Dehydrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dehydrated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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