mummified

verb

past tense of mummify
as in shriveled

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  1. shriveled
  2. dried
  3. withered
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  • For decades, so much water has been taken that the river seldom meets the sea in Mexico, and its delta, once filled with lush wetlands and forests, has shriveled to stretches of dry riverbed.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Remove sprouts and avoid potatoes that are soft, shriveled, green, or have long sprouts to stay safe.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
Definition of shriveled
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  • Once your produce is fully dried, store it in an airtight container so moisture cannot creep back in.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This can be accomplished with any kind of bread, nothing fancy needed, and when the bread is dried, just replace it with a fresh slice.
    — Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of dried
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  • Fruits—except for rose hips, withered wild grapes and perhaps a few others—are pretty much gone.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, despite the best bipartisan intentions of all concerned over the last 18 months, any initiative for a federal TV and film has withered on the Executive Office and Congressional vine.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
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