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Verb
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Combine a handful of nuts with fresh or dried fruit.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2026 -
While most floors cleaned with a Swiffer solution will typically air-dry within a couple of minutes, marble and stone flooring should be buff-dried with a clean microfiber cloth.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With the house emptied of living (and costumed) guests, its furnishings, in all their liveliness, appear only to mask an unnatural torpor.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The canoe was about half emptied when a big wave came along and filled it again.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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It’s also raised fears that parched landscapes could stoke wildfires.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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In the Perspective section, Krista Kafer has depicted the dire conditions of Colorado’s parched Eastern Plains.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Carson’s interpretation of the backyard burger is smashed and seared yet sophisticated.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The mushroom, good for the brain, was marinated in dashi and sesame, seared and then pressed down to remove the liquid.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Wrung (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrung%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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