dry spell

noun

: a period of dry weather
The flowers died during a dry spell.

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That thrust Santiago Munoz into the lineup, a 22-year-old striker born in El Paso, Texas, with dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship who arrived on loan from Mexican club Santos Laguna last month after a dry spell in Liga MX (and had played nine total MLS minutes in his career). Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025 Besides the dry spell in small value stocks, Lewis and his colleagues have this to contend with: Index funds are now the rage. William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 The Boston area is in for more warm spring temperatures and a dry spell before more rain is expected to move in mid-week, according to National Weather Service forecasts. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025 The Frenchman is also going through something of a dry spell. Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dry spell

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“Dry spell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20spell. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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