dries

verb

present tense third-person singular of dry
1
as in scorches
to make dry the wind quickly dried their clothes

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2
as in fades
to lose liveliness, force, or freshness his creative talents were just drying on the vine in that small, provincial town

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Recent Examples of dries Once the floor dries, there may be little indication that water had been there at all. — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Robot vacuums have been cleaning carpets for 20-plus years, but the Robotin R2 Pro, out this fall, washes and dries them. — Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 That blue reflection, the tiger stripes on black that is wet, always wet, like a recollection that never dries, a memory of the sea. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 Take, for example, VT Cosmetics’s microneedle serum or Round Lab’s moisturizing sunscreen that dries down with zero white cast. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026 Laundry dries outside of a home along the northern highway in Cuba. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Chen meticulously prepares and dries each duck to ensure the skin emerges extra crispy while the meat remains juicy. — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2026 The all-in-one dock cleans the spinning dual mops with hot water, dries them with warm air to prevent musty smells, and automatically drains and refills the water tank. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 The $80 jeans are built to withstand how the average male consumer wears, washes and dries his jeans. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dries
  1. scorches
  2. fades
  3. dehydrates
  4. wilts
  5. drains
  6. evaporates
Verb
  • The city is bracing for triple digit temperatures this week as another heat wave scorches Central and Eastern Europe, driving fears that levels could drop even further.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
  • France followed its hottest-ever day with yet more brutal temperatures as a deadly heat wave scorches much of western Europe.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Definition of scorches
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  • Duncan says the initial shock usually fades after a round or two, and cycling back and forth multiple times yields better results.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The stigma fades Adults playing with toys used to be a punchline.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of fades
Verb
  • The facility dehydrates fruit and holds it for over seven days without a variance or HACCP plan.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • This fine white powder is an abrasive substance that cuts the exoskeleton of spiders, ants, fleas, and other bugs, which dehydrates and kills them over time.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of dehydrates
Verb
  • When to Harvest Spinach Harvest spinach early in the morning when temperatures are cool and before the sun wilts the leaves, says gardening instructor Meg Austin.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 7 July 2026
Definition of wilts
Verb
  • Until, suddenly, the life drains from his eyes, sometimes for barely a second, and returning before anyone else in the scene notices.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The all-in-one dock cleans the spinning dual mops with hot water, dries them with warm air to prevent musty smells, and automatically drains and refills the water tank.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of drains
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  • The moisture in there evaporates, essentially, and things do bubble up.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • At that temperature and above, the warm ocean water evaporates into the air, changing from liquid to vapor.
    — Zachary Handlos, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of evaporates

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“Dries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dries. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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