Synonyms for dry up
dry up

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1. exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccateverb

   lose water or moisture

   "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"

   Synonyms:
   mummify, desiccate, dehydrate, exsiccate

2. mummify, dry upverb

   dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture

   "a mummified body was found"

   Synonyms:
   mummify, desiccate, dehydrate, exsiccate

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1. • Dry
   • Shrivel

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1. Mark Schumacher:

   These closures will cause production to dry up and no new supply coming in. In many cases, customers who are ordering furniture now are being told it can take nine months to a year for delivery.

2. Morgan Stanley:

   Were Nigeria to be removed from the index as a result of the dry-up in liquidity as forewarned by the index provider, upside risks to our naira forecast of 200-205 (per dollar) over the next 12 months could crystallise immediately, especially if one considers that its (annual) current account deficit could be up to ... $10 billion.

3. Joe Trippi:

   He can get through the early states without much of a problem, but if he stumbles during that period, his money could easily dry up, he's working without a net at that point. It's hard to see how small-dollar Internet money would flow for him at that moment, and the maxed-out donors can't do more.

4. Pamela Chisanga:

   As we move towards the dry season in the coming month or two, we will definitely be water insecure as a country, particularly when small streams and rivers dry up.

5. Jerald Meadows:

   So, it may be a faster dry-up than normal... a more brief period of flows than we normally see.