dried-out
Example Sentences
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As ice locked up water, vast shallow seas dried out, triggering an "icehouse climate" and radically altering ocean chemistry.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026
“Think of it like a lake bed that dried out over many millions of years,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
Urmia, in the northwest, is Iran's largest lake, but has largely dried out and turned into a vast salt bed due to drought.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
Some researchers are concerned about the second peak of the fire season, which typically comes later in the year when temperatures are high and vegetation has dried out again.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025
Gaps showed between the planks, and as the weeks passed and the green wood dried out, the gaps widened.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
