desiccate

Example Sentences

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The cinematographer Agnès Godard shoots the wintry Swiss setting in desiccated blue tones, making the empty field between the line and the house look particularly purgatorial.

From New York Times

The wildfires, which have already produced fire-induced thunderstorms and fire tornadoes, are made more severe by the exceptionally dry conditions desiccating the West — conditions that have been worsened by human-caused climate change.

From Seattle Times

“The great forests, the Sierra and the Rockies becoming more and more desiccated and more prone to these extreme fire situations.”

From Los Angeles Times

“High temperature, low humidity days help desiccate the vegetation,” she said.

From New York Times

The researchers also tracked eggs laid by wild butterflies to confirm that the defense mechanism desiccates or detaches them.

From Scientific American