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desiccated

[des-i-kay-tid] / ˈdɛs ɪˌkeɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
dried
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Finally, Sen. Mitch McConnell’s desiccated remains returned to cast a vote in the Senate.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

We drove past more empty lots, more abandoned groves, desiccated trees, signs announcing public hearings for land-use changes.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

"Everything is there. I was stuck here," he told AFP in Karachi, near the well-known Bengali market where he peddles desiccated fish and prawns to make ends meet for $7 to $9 per day.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

He was “working with the new FDA,” he said in a LinkedIn post in November, to remove from the market desiccated thyroid extracts, a product critical to another company led by Tang, American Laboratories Holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025

It was as if there were an unspoken agreement on the mountain to pretend that these desiccated remains weren’t real—as if none of us dared to acknowledge what was at stake here.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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