: coated with a mixture of spices (such as garlic powder and cayenne pepper) and fried over extremely high heat
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the church's blackened ceiling is the result of centuries of candle smoke
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The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.
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“Blackened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blackened. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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