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. 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.

2. Amanda Litman:

   We're seeing fundraising dry up, that's true at every level, from the city council and school board, all the way up to presidential. That's going to be even more so as the economy continues to collapse.

3. Keira Knightley:

   I know for a fact the work is going to dry up, and people will get bored of me. That's not bitterness, just the truth.

4. 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.

5. Harold Wanger:

   These turbines are better than an oil well, an oil well will pump dry up on ya. And these turbines will keep runnin'.