AIR-DRIES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

air-dries

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present tense third-person singular of air-dry

as in bakes

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At that temperature and above, the warm ocean water evaporates into the air, changing from liquid to vapor.

— Zachary Handlos, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
In facilities equipped with evaporative cooling towers, some of the circulating water evaporates, carrying heat out of the data center into the atmosphere.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

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The human heart shrivels away in space, but researchers have found that mini-hearts grown from human stem cells sprout in space significantly faster than in labs on Earth.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 3 May 2026
Drought shrivels the grapes; excessive heat deprives the juice of acidity; too much rain results in rampant mold.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

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