dry out
verb
dried out; drying out; dries out
: to undergo an extended period of withdrawal from alcohol or drug use especially at a special clinic
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It's dried out the air — dew point temperatures are sitting barely above 50 degrees in Phoenix — and created conditions for what the National Weather Service is calling a historic heat wave.
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
Sand is unstable When the sand forming the hole either dries out or someone stands near the edge of the hole adding extra weight, the sand hole collapses in, and the heavy grains fill all open spaces in the hole.
—Stephen P. Leatherman, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
Laryngitis can dry out the throat and cause many other symptoms, such as a change in voice, loss of voice, throat discomfort or pain, and dry cough.
—Laura Schober, Health, 3 July 2024
Exercising caution with all forms of fire outside is especially important now as extreme heat across the state dries out grass and trees, Robinson added.
—Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
Sand is unstable When the sand forming the hole either dries out or someone stands near the edge of the hole adding extra weight, the sand hole collapses in, and the heavy grains fill all open spaces in the hole.
—Stephen P. Leatherman, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
Laryngitis can dry out the throat and cause many other symptoms, such as a change in voice, loss of voice, throat discomfort or pain, and dry cough.
—Laura Schober, Health, 3 July 2024
Exercising caution with all forms of fire outside is especially important now as extreme heat across the state dries out grass and trees, Robinson added.
—Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
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dry-out
1 of 2 adjective
: providing detoxification treatment
checked into a dry-out clinic
dry out
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to subject to withdrawal from the use of alcohol or drugs : detoxify sense 2
: to undergo an extended period of withdrawal from alcohol or drug use especially at a special clinic : detoxify
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