as in to evaporate
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Recent Examples of dewater
The Emory oaks that had been drying out as Resolution dewaters the underground shafts were reviving, their leaves fleshing out and appearing healthier as water seeped into the ground.
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The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
That process, meant to dewater the mining zone so workers and equipment can enter the mountain, worries Patagonia residents like Carolyn Shafer.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
An Arizona State University water policy expert doubts the nation would allow the states to dewater the river within the U.S. now, even though this country and Mexico allowed that to happen in the formerly lush delta south of the border during the last century.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
The Pensées, however, was submerged near the harbor despite attempts to dewater it with pumps.
—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2022
The additional power requirements to dewater that water and cool the tunnels, which at 180 degrees are too hot for human survival, would require about 24 megawatts.
—Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 13 Mar. 2020
But there’s nothing that will sway GBRA from the Sept. 16 deadline to start dewatering, Patteson said.
—Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 4 Sep. 2019
Meanwhile the city drained and dewatered itself to build bigger.
—Adam Rogers, WIRED, 12 July 2019
Kurtz Brothers also has been mining thousands of tons of sediment from the Port's containment dikes, cleaning and dewatering the material, and trucking it off the dike for sale to off-site projects.
—James F. McCarty, cleveland.com, 10 May 2018
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Whatever camaraderie the musicians may have discovered could evaporate with a phone call home.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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And Spirit loyalty points would evaporate overnight.Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
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These ratios still lean a small touch sweet, and many smart people raise the measure of rye to 2oz and reduce the Bénédictine to 0.5 oz, both of which help further dry it all out.Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024
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Pet safety: How to keep your pets safe in cold weather The best tips to heal dry and chapped lips Use lip balm or ointment throughout the day, but be careful to avoid overdoing it.Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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From the very first frame of a new episode of Hot Ones Versus, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is gasping for breath from behind his trademark mask, which looks like either a desiccating corpse or a wasp’s nest with dreadlocks.Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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Scientists have reported feeling shock and loss with each consecutive return to the Great Barrier Reef, as new expanses of coral bleach and desiccate.Eve Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
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First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Set Don’t let dry winter air dehydrate your skin — First Aid Beauty’s cult classic Ultra Repair Cream is a face and body moisturizer with a rich, thick formula to make skin feel supple.Clara McMahon, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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She was dehydrated and her nose was severely sunburnt.Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Dewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dewater. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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