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dried-up

[drahyd-uhp] / ˈdraɪdˈʌp /














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Running a big food company these days is like fishing in a dried-up pond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

With multiple trail options, the hillsides of this dried-up river valley are rife with vibrant blooms, particularly bush sunflowers and lacy phacelia.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Just outside her house, a large patch of dried-up shower gel marks the spot where one of the residents bathed earlier, in the open, with privacy provided only by the darkness before sunrise.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

Ingenuity remains in contact with its companion, the Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up river bed for signs of extinct Martian life.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

On a morning work detail in December, a couple of weeks after his return to school, Shin discovered a dried-up ear of corn in a pile of straw and devoured it.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden