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Recent Examples of dryness
The shampoo relies on mild, sulfate-free cleansers and soothing ingredients like bisabolol and glycerin to cleanse without triggering dryness or sensitivity, while skipping fragrance entirely (a major win for reactive skin).
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Apr. 2026
The April data comes on the heels of a March that had the third-worst drought conditions in over 130 years of records, based on another way the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculates long-term dryness across the continental US.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Drought conditions worsened slightly across North Carolina this week, keeping much of the Charlotte region locked in severe to extreme dryness.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
The Southeast in particular is facing unprecedented levels of dryness, with 94% of the area from Florida to Virginia officially in severe or worse drought, the highest on record.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Ensure proper watering by checking the soil's dryness before watering; overwatering is the most common mistake.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026
How To Revive Wilted Lettuce Bagged lettuce can wilt quickly between the lack of airflow and dryness.
—Alyssa Sybertz, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
In the United States, officials predict a severe fire season in the West at the beginning of the summer, as every state except Michigan and North Dakota is experiencing some level of drought or abnormal dryness.
—CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
The latter saved my heat and humidity-ravaged hair, making the frizz and dryness vanish.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Apr. 2026
The April data comes on the heels of a March that had the third-worst drought conditions in over 130 years of records, based on another way the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculates long-term dryness across the continental US.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Drought conditions worsened slightly across North Carolina this week, keeping much of the Charlotte region locked in severe to extreme dryness.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
The Southeast in particular is facing unprecedented levels of dryness, with 94% of the area from Florida to Virginia officially in severe or worse drought, the highest on record.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Ensure proper watering by checking the soil's dryness before watering; overwatering is the most common mistake.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026
How To Revive Wilted Lettuce Bagged lettuce can wilt quickly between the lack of airflow and dryness.
—Alyssa Sybertz, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
In the United States, officials predict a severe fire season in the West at the beginning of the summer, as every state except Michigan and North Dakota is experiencing some level of drought or abnormal dryness.
—CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
The latter saved my heat and humidity-ravaged hair, making the frizz and dryness vanish.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dryness
Noun
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There’s a deeper exhaustion here that can’t be ignored.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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It was determined Megan had suffered from extreme exhaustion, dehydration, vasoconstriction, and low metabolic levels.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Social Security Isn’t Vanishing The program’s primary trust fund is projected to face depletion by 2032 without legislative action, but depletion doesn’t mean elimination.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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Analysts have been projecting trust fund depletion for over a decade.—
Martha Shedden,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Early delivery of warship strengthens fleet readiness The project is the second carrier availability to be completed on schedule or ahead of schedule from the Virginia shipyard.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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The material is debuting at the Footwear Innovation and Technology Summit in Vietnam, with commercial availability beginning this month.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Instead, Bevza felt a pressing need to remedy the barrenness of the Ukrainian fashion scene at the time.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Dec. 2025
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He was viewed as one of the country’s top coaching prospects — a ‘tracksuit manager’ who would play a hands-on role in training, and a welcome tonic after the bleakness of his predecessor Walter Smith’s tenure.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This bleakness makes for numerous memorably tense sequences, including a blackout, a bus ride, a rendezvous at an aquarium, and, bizarrely, a screening of an early Disney cartoon.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Dryness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dryness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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