dried-out
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A spokesperson said the Muxton marshland had struggled because the willow plants dried out the fen.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
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
There the poor carp would flop until they dried out and died, then later the crows would swoop down and eat them.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
