parched
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If she can prove that cheetahs are worth saving, she thinks, she can help the cheetahs who are living in “the parched grassland she can only imagine. The place that would’ve been her home, too.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
And when hot conditions leave mountain soils parched, melting snow can be absorbed into the ground before runoff reaches streams and rivers.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
Rust-colored mountains tower on the horizon, pale-green succulents defy the parched earth, Spanish-style shingles fill the scenery.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
The hot climate and sandy, parched soil make this an unlikely place for fruit and vegetables – or so you might think.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
He was in pain, and so parched that he could no longer swallow even a mouthful of food.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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