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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
an arid speech about duty and responsibility
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as in dry
marked by little or no precipitation or humidity
arid wastelands unfit for human habitation
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Recent Examples of arid
The Biden administration’s long-shot goal is the latest move in a water showdown that has simmered for years between states as the West becomes more arid and its water-guzzling population explodes.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
Its vast, arid interior, which is three times the size of England, has never been successfully charted.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
The Supreme Court’s decision has drawn criticism from scientists and environmental advocates, who say the gutting of safeguards will jeopardize water quality throughout the arid West.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Today, 5,000-head dairies are common, especially in the arid West.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
Its vast, arid interior, which is three times the size of England, has never been successfully charted.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
The Supreme Court’s decision has drawn criticism from scientists and environmental advocates, who say the gutting of safeguards will jeopardize water quality throughout the arid West.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Today, 5,000-head dairies are common, especially in the arid West.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arid
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Covering the entertainment business is never boring, and 2025 is already shaping up to be another banger as business models that have been around for decades continue to evolve, erode and unravel.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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News to Know Disney buys Fubo On its face, the move might sound like a boring press release.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Southern California's climate continues to ping-pong between unseasonably wet conditions, which grow vegetation and unseasonably dry conditions which dry all that out into fire fuel.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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According to one study, even in the extremely dry Martian atmosphere, the climatic conditions inside the volcanoes' craters are such that frost can form even though it's never been found elsewhere on Mars – even at the poles.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2025
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Around 20 million years ago, as wind and streams whittled away at the Rocky Mountains, the debris was dumped in the High Plains, a dusty bed of sand and gravel.—
Daniel Desrochers,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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In one corner, dozens of dusty bottles sat behind beanbag chairs, while a miniature trampoline lay turned on its side.—
River Akira Davis,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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In France, come thirsty as there’s a great new spot in an underserved wine region and One&Only, that benchmark for luxe worldwide, will make its foray stateside in an unexpected location (though one that’s a typically canny choice).—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
11 Jan. 2025
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There's also Sea Salt, an oyster bar; Domaine South, which overlooks Big Spring Park; Purveyor; The Standard Social Market; Revivalist; La Esquina Cocina; and MELT, all of which keep hungry (and thirsty) visitors coming back for more.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2025
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Adams may have thought Pierce owed him something for vouching for him, but Pierce was tiring of the pouting and target requests.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Those two references, of course to the surprise endings of Citizen Kane and The Sixth Sense (sorry if that just ruined them for you), were meant as a jaded eye roll to a tiring complaint.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Dec. 2024
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The Israel Defense Forces have been slow to withdraw from their position in the southern part of Lebanon despite a Nov. 27 ceasefire deal that gave the Lebanese Army and the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon exclusive jurisdiction over the region.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Jan. 2025
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Randle has often been slow to close out on 3-point shooters and inattentive off the ball.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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This is a technocratic view of art’s purpose, one that reduces art to a type of soma for late capitalism’s weary workers, Apple’s dream employees on an eighteen-hour shift and counting.—
Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2025
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But rather than sporting a big smile and radiating festive cheer, Ferrell looked hilariously weary and unshaven, with an unlit cigarette dangling between his scowling lips.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 Dec. 2024
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It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited.—
Anonymous,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Oct. 2011
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The ban covers the non-desert regions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties and most of Orange County and prohibits outdoor and residential burning of wood and manufactured logs.—
Christian Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Nov. 2021
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“Arid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arid. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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