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as in to dry
to make dry
weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
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Recent Examples of scorch
This stuff, made of plastic, can get absolutely skin scorching in the extreme heat of a South Florida summer.
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August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Cooking your popcorn in the air fryer could lead to disappointing results, like uneven popping and scorched kernels.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Here are the main takeaways from today’s on-track action in Hungary:
Lando Norris set the pace in FP1, with a scorching 1:16.052 on the soft tires, ahead of Oscar Piastri by 0.019 seconds and 0.217 seconds clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
But estimates say the Dragon Bravo Fire has scorched 71,000 acres and is only 9% contained, Inciweb reported.
—Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
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August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Cooking your popcorn in the air fryer could lead to disappointing results, like uneven popping and scorched kernels.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Here are the main takeaways from today’s on-track action in Hungary:
Lando Norris set the pace in FP1, with a scorching 1:16.052 on the soft tires, ahead of Oscar Piastri by 0.019 seconds and 0.217 seconds clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
But estimates say the Dragon Bravo Fire has scorched 71,000 acres and is only 9% contained, Inciweb reported.
—Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorch
Verb
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Legend has it that the discovery came either from a warehouse fire that charred his casks or from experimenting with reusing sugar barrels by burning them clean.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Photos show the vehicle charred as people gather around it.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If pets or guests track mud or food scraps on the rug, just hose it off and leave it outside to dry.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Formulated without any exfoliants or drying ingredients, this cleanser can regulate sebum (your skin’s oil) production with niacinamide.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Most of the books were singed but readable, with titles outlined in charcoal and price conveniently obliterated.—
Peter Wortsman
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Images from the scene showed the family's umbrella singed and snapped in half, with other belongings damaged by the lightning strike.—
Kerry Breen
July 5,
CBS News,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Before this year’s floods, prolonged heatwaves had baked the region.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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The idea of theater is baked into S&M—which is to say, into the literature that gives rise to the S and the M.—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Scorch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorch. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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